Portrait of a Dinka man
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
2005.51.282.2 - Print gelatin silver , (229 x 168 mm)
2005.51.282.2 - Print gelatin silver , (229 x 168 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Accession Number:
2005.51.282.1
Description:
An upper body portrait of a Dinka man turning around, carrying a stick and fly whisk, with a tent visible beyond.
He is wearing an armband with a hair pendant suspended from it, and also has numerous dotted scarification marks over his chest.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Warab
Group:
Dinka
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Dance , Ornament , Body Art
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Ornament Arm , Body Art Skin
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
