Mandari cattle camp
107 x 107 mm | Print gelatin silver
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.97.296.1 - Negative film nitrate , (56 x 56 mm)
1998.97.296.1 - Negative film nitrate , (56 x 56 mm)
Condition:
dirt and finger marks on reverse [Chris Morton 10/3/2005]
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.9.14
Accession Number:
1998.97.296.2
Description:
Cattle at their tethering posts surrounding a central fire at a Mandari cattle camp in the dry season.
A youth to the left looks towards the camera.
In the central fire area is evidence of social activity with a mat and other domestic items laid out.
Family members often used these spaces for everyday social interaction, and the ash was used for body decoration and cleansing.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel
Group:
Mandari Köbora
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Settlement , Animal Husbandry
Keyword:
Cattle Camp , Animal Cattle
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Other Information:
The print reverse shows evidence of handling during fieldwork in Mandari.
[Chris Morton 10/3/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 10/3/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
