Shilluk men

82 x 82 mm | Lantern slide glass

MountDimension:

82 x 82 mm

Date of Print:

Unknown

Same Image As:

1967.26.19

Previous Other Number:

V.b.7 (327)

Accession Number:

1967.26.24

Description:

A group of seated men looking at the camera with a large brick building in the background. The men are said to be visiting Kodok, a fortified location of British administration and the site of the Fashoda Incident. Fashoda proper is some eight miles from Kodok and is the home of the Shilluk Ret. The Seligman's spent most time at this location in late 1909, although they also visited in 1921-22.

Photographer:

Charles Gabriel Seligman

Date of Photo:

?1909 December

Region:

[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile Kodok

Group:

Shilluk

PRM Source:

London School of Economics and Political Science

Acquired:

Donated 1967

Other Owners:

C. G. Seligman slide collection

Class:

Body Language , Shelter , Weapon , Toilet

Keyword:

Building Official , Spear , Hair

Documentation:

Manual Catalogue in Related Documents File

Primary Documentation:

Accession Book Entry - [1967.26] THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, HOUGHTON STREET, ALDWYCH, LONDON, W.C.E. PER MR ANTHONY FORGE - SUDAN. Box containing 309 lantern slides (3 1/4” x 3 1/4”) made from photographs taken by the late Professor C. G. SELIGMAN in various parts of the SUDAN. All slides numbered and labelled. Catalogue in file (“Seligman Slide Collection”). Additional Accession Book Entry - [in pencil] 18 Parks Rd.

Manual catalogue entry (thermofax catalogue copy in folder '27-06 Seligman Slide Collection') - "V.b.7. Group of Shilluk"

Note on lantern slide ms ink - "V.b.7. Sudan. Group of Shilluk. CGS"

Other Information:

Manual catalogue entry for same image (neg. no. 327) (thermofax catalogue copy in folder '27-06 Seligman Slide Collection') - "V.b.2. Shilluk visiting Kodak. (327)." [Chris Morton 4/10/2004] Suggested dates for the images are based upon a summary of the Seligman diary entries compiled by Dr Fran Larson in the related documents file. [Chris Morton 4/10/2004]

Recorder:

Christopher Morton [4/10/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]