Dinka youths dancing

Dinka youths dancing
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown


Accession Number:
2005.51.369
Description:
A group of Dinka youths dancing wearing bells on their legs and wearing handkerchiefs or other pieces of fabric suspended from their belts. One youth is blowing a whistle. In the background is the tall metal pole seen in other images from this dance ground.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Warab
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Dance , Music , Textile
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Musical Instrument Bell / Rattle , Textile
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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