Zande termite medicine
61 x 40 mm | Print gelatin silver
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.341.388.1 - Negative film nitrate , (64 x 41 mm)
1998.341.388.1 - Negative film nitrate , (64 x 41 mm)
Condition:
Severe residual chemical staining [EE 1989]
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.A.388
Previous Other Number:
29 7
Accession Number:
1998.341.388.2
Description:
A man (identified as wiri Rikita, i.e.
a son of Prince Rikita), crouching down and blowing a mouthful of medicine preparation into a hole in a termite mound.
This medicine was used to ensure a good gathering of the insects, much prized for their oil.
Photographer:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photo:
1927 - 1930
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Western Equatoria Yambio
Group:
Zande
NamedPerson:
wiri Rikita
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
Religion , Ritual , Plant Use
Documentation:
Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]
Primary Documentation:
PRM Accession Records - [1966.27.21] G PROFESSOR E.
E.
EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST.
OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD.
OXFORD - S.
SUDAN, AZANDE TRIBE.
Box of negatives in envelopes.
Nos.
1 - 400
Added Accession Book Entry - [In pencil in column] Catalogue room.
[1966.27.23] G PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - S. SUDAN, AZANDE TRIBE. Box of prints in envelopes, nos. 1 - 400 (prints of negatives in 1966.27.21)
Manual Catalogues [typewritten, entitled "Zande Photographs (E-P)"] - 388. Wili Ribita [sic] blowing medicine into termite mound. (Small size) 29/7
Notes on card mount m/s pencil - "severe rcs 6/87"
Added Accession Book Entry - [In pencil in column] Catalogue room.
[1966.27.23] G PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - S. SUDAN, AZANDE TRIBE. Box of prints in envelopes, nos. 1 - 400 (prints of negatives in 1966.27.21)
Manual Catalogues [typewritten, entitled "Zande Photographs (E-P)"] - 388. Wili Ribita [sic] blowing medicine into termite mound. (Small size) 29/7
Notes on card mount m/s pencil - "severe rcs 6/87"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 5/11/2003 [Southern Sudan Project]
