Shilluk men at dance
113 x 57 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.4.11.9
Accession Number:
1998.204.11.9
Description:
A large group of Shilluk men with huts in the background, standing in a line at a dance gathering with hide shields and spears.
Just in front are two men holding side-blown horns with gourd resonators, and directing proceedings is an unidentified European colonial man.
Photographer:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Date of Photo:
1928 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] ?Upper Nile
Group:
Shilluk
Notes:
Only one location is identified in Meek's southern Sudan photographs, on the reverse of 1998.204.11.1 which notes: 'The frail craft I used to cross a khor (river) between Nasser and Gargwang, in December.
This khor is now practically dry.' [CM 2/8/2005]
PRM Source:
Unknown
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
Charles Kingsley Meek Collection
Class:
Dance , Settlement , Music
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Shield , Spear , Musical Instrument Wind
Event:
Dance
Primary Documentation:
Notes on print reverse for related image [1998.204.11.8] - "Shilluks at the dance"
Recorder:
Elizabeth Edwards 4/1/2000 Christopher Morton 12/8/2005 [Sudan Project]
Related Collections:
1998.204.5
