Nuer dance near Ler
58 x 57 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B12.14 [unknown number]
Accession Number:
1998.436.12
Description:
Nuer men dancing with girls daubed with ash walking past around the edges of a dance gathering.
Allen visited Ler for a fortnight after meeting the missionary there, Canon Ewell, on the steamer from Juba.
Photographer:
John E. Allen
Date of Photo:
1951 August
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Wahda Ler
Group:
Nuer
PRM Source:
John E. Allen
Acquired:
Donated
Other Owners:
John E. Allen
Class:
Dance , Body Art
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Body Art Paint
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
List with captions, essay, correspondence in Related Documents File.
Primary Documentation:
Manual Catalogue (John E.
Allen 5/7/2005) - "Nuer tribal dance.
Men in the centre, eligible women stalking round the perimeter" [CM 11/8/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 11/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
