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:
1998.97.503.2 - Print gelatin silver , (53 x 52 mm)
1998.97.503.2 - Print gelatin silver , (53 x 52 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.17
Accession Number:
1998.97.503.1
Description:
A line of youths at a dance occasion wearing numerous rem beads around their waists and wearing single head plumes.
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 , Ornament
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Ornament Body , Ornament Hair
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 12/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
