Mandari dance gathering
95 x 81 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.12
Accession Number:
1998.97.498.2
Description:
Young women in dance gear at a dance occasion, wearing numerous strings of rem beads gifted to them by male admirers.The sheen apparent on the women's bodies is the result of red pigment applied for aesthetically pleasing effect.
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 , Social Life , Bead , Ornament , Body Art
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Ornament Body , Body Art Paint
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 12/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
