Portrait of a Dinka man

Portrait of a Dinka man
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown


Accession Number:
2005.51.375
Description:
A full length portrait of a Dinka man wearing European-style shirt and shorts. Beyond is a large open-sided shelter with men gathered. A hat and rifle lie on the ground next to the shelter, and a locally made bed is also just visible beyond the standing figure.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Warab
Group:
Dinka
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Furnishings , Weapon , Shelter
Keyword:
Firearm , Building House Communal
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
Funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council
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