Zande termite gathering

104 x 78 mm | Print gelatin silver

There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.341.770.1 - Negative film nitrate , (104 x 78 mm)

Condition:

Sulphide staining [EE 1989]

Date of Print:

Unknown

Previous PRM Number:

EP.A.770

Previous Other Number:

31 1 [frame 1]

Accession Number:

1998.341.770.2

Description:

A person collecting termites from a termite-trap of leaves set on a mound. Termites were commonly gathered for oil by people within a territory surrounding the homestead, with rights to gather in certain areas agreed between neighbours.

Photographer:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photo:

1927 - 1930

Region:

[Southern Sudan] Western Equatoria Yambio

Group:

Zande

PRM Source:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Acquired:

Donated 1966

Other Owners:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection

Class:

[Fauna] , Gathering , Plant Use , Vegetation

Keyword:

Trap , Insect

Documentation:

Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]

Primary Documentation:

PRM Accession Records - [1966.27.21] G PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - S. SUDAN, AZANDE TRIBE. Box of negatives in envelopes. Nos. 1 - 400
Added Accession Book Entry - [In pencil in column] Catalogue room.
[1966.27.23] G PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - S. SUDAN, AZANDE TRIBE. Box of prints in envelopes, nos. 1 - 400 (prints of negatives in 1966.27.21)

Notes on print/mount - "31/1"

Notes on card mount m/s pencil - "SS lower half 8.89"

Other Information:

Original neg. roll no. 1. [Chris Morton 10/12/2003] I have identified this image as termite gathering due to its similarity to 1998.341.650 [Chris Morton 10/12/2003]

Recorder:

Christopher Morton 10/12/2003 [Southern Sudan Project]