Nuer tulchan

58 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver

Date of Print:

Unknown

Previous PRM Number:

EP.N.VII.50

Previous Other Number:

Accession Number:

1998.355.322.2

Description:

A man holds the head of a tethered milking cow whilst a woman attempts to milk it. The cow's calf has died and so a tulchan (a word originating from Gaelic), a dummy of the calf made from its skin, is placed next to the cow for it to smell. This widespread practice among cattle keepers seems to result in the lactation of the calf's mother, in combination with blowing up the animal's uterus.

Photographer:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photo:

1935

Region:

[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile Nyanding River (mouth) Mancom

Group:

Nuer Eastern Jikany Gaajok

PRM Source:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Acquired:

Donated 1966

Other Owners:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection

Class:

Animal Husbandry , Animal Gear

Keyword:

Animal Cattle

Activity:

Milking

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 VII, ms ink] - 50. tulchan

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "83" & print front border ms ink - "NUER VII/50"

Recorder:

Christopher Morton [5/7/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]