Mandari dance gathering
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.97.495.2 - Print gelatin silver , (54 x 53 mm)
1998.97.495.2 - Print gelatin silver , (54 x 53 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.9
Accession Number:
1998.97.495.1
Description:
Four young women in dance gear posed for the camera at a dance occasion, wearing elaborate rem beads gifted to them by male admirers as well as head plumes.
Dandcing lines of other youths can be seen beyond.
Dances were frequent events, which provided the main opportunity for youths and girls to socialise together.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel ?Tali
Group:
Mandari
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Dance , Social Life , Bead , Ornament
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Ornament Body
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 11/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
