Shilluk youth wearing ornaments
35 mm | Negative film Kodak Panchromatic , Negative film Safety
Previous PRM Number:
WT.Sudan etc.1.7
Accession Number:
2004.130.36504.1
Description:
A portrait of a Shilluk youth wearing a headdress, elaborate neck and ankle ornaments, and a stick tucked under the right arm.
A homestead is just visible in the background.
Photographer:
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date of Photo:
1939
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile
Group:
Shilluk
PRM Source:
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Acquired:
Accepted as Art in Lieu of Inheritance Tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Pitt Rivers Museum, March 2004
Other Owners:
n/a
Class:
Ornament
Keyword:
Ornament Neck , Ornament Arm , Ornament Leg
Recorder:
Elin Bornemann [11/12/2003] Christopher Morton [22/9/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
