Birds in western Nuerland

56 x 54 mm | Print gelatin silver

There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.355.156.1 - Negative film nitrate , (58 x 55 mm )

Date of Print:

Unknown

Previous PRM Number:

EP.N.IV.16

Previous Other Number:

02 10

Accession Number:

1998.355.156.2

Description:

Several birds perched in a tree with the roofs of a homestead visible beyond. Evans-Pritchard took many images of birds in Nuerland which were a personal interest throughout his life.

Photographer:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photo:

1936 October - November

Region:

[Southern Sudan] Wahda Jikul country

PRM Source:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Acquired:

Donated 1966

Other Owners:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection

Class:

Fauna , Topography

Keyword:

Animal Bird

Documentation:

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

Primary Documentation:

Accession Book Entry [p. 98] 1966.27 [1 - 24] G[ift] PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD 1966.27.1-16 S. SUDAN. NUER TRIBE. Sixteen negative albums containing negatives and prints of photographs taken by donor during field-work. All listed in albums. Added Accession Book Entry - [p. 98 in right hand column, in pencil] Catalogue room.

Manual Catalogues [index taken from album book IV, ms ink] - 16. Birds on tree

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "02 10 W. Jik" & print front border ms ink - "NUER IV/16"

Other Information:

Although this image is labelled Western Jikany country, a similar image on the same film is identified as Jikul country - the two probably overlap since the former is a tribal territory and the latter a lineage probably dominant where E-P was working and hence known as such. [Chris Morton 8/6/2004]

Recorder:

Christopher Morton [8/6/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]