Nuer hippo hunt
111 x 74 mm | Negative film Nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.4.5.54
Accession Number:
1998.204.5.54
Description:
A view across a lagoon or stretch of river, with men visible in the distance spread across the water, presumably cornering a hippo to spear, the meat of which was highly prized.
Photographer:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Date of Photo:
1928 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile ?Sobat River
Group:
Nuer
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:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Acquired:
1930 circa
Other Owners:
Charles Kingsley Meek Collection
Class:
Hunting , Topography
Keyword:
Animal Hippopotamus , Rivers & Streams
Activity:
Hunting
Documentation:
1991 correspondence between D. Zeitlyn and C.I. Meek in Related Documents File
Recorder:
Christopher Morton [24/6/2005] [Southern Sudan Project]
Related Collections:
1998.204.11
