Mandari Köbora women in homestead
121 x 118 mm | Print gelatin silver
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.97.457.1 - Negative film nitrate , (56 x 56 mm)
1998.97.457.1 - Negative film nitrate , (56 x 56 mm)
Condition:
soil staining and handling marks [Chris Morton 5/5/2005]
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.14.18
Accession Number:
1998.97.457.2
Description:
A group of Mandari Köbora women and children gathered in the central area of a homestead, with numerous gourd containers around them.
The reason for the gathering is not known.
In general, Köbora women ornamented themselves more excessively than western Mandari women, wearing larger sets of armrings, as well as chain-link aprons and more strings of beads around the neck or waist.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel
Group:
Mandari Köbora
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Shelter , Ornament , Body Art , Body Art , ?Ritual
Keyword:
Building House , Ornament Arm , Ornament Neck , Body Art Paint
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Other Information:
This print shows signs of soil staining and handling in the field.
[Chris Morton 5/5/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 5/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
