Mandari dance gathering
54 x 53 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.4
Accession Number:
1998.97.490
Description:
Young women walking past at a dance occasion.
Some women are holding woven mats above their heads.
Dances were frequent events, which provided the main opportunity for youths and girls to socialise together.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel ?Tali
Group:
Mandari
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Dance , Textile , Social Life
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Textile
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 10/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
