Mandari dance gathering
56 x 47 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.97.499.2 - Print gelatin silver , (86 x 81 mm)
1998.97.499.2 - Print gelatin silver , (86 x 81 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.13
Accession Number:
1998.97.499.1
Description:
Young women in dance gear at a dance occasion, wearing waist cloths and one with numerous strings of rem beads gifted to them by male admirers.
A woman to the right is holding a roll of matting.
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.
Other Information:
This negative has been cropped at the top.
[Chris Morton 12/5/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 12/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
