Dinka men with dwarfism
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Accession Number:
2005.51.426
Description:
A man bending down to shake the hand of two Dinka men with dwarfism (possibly caused by skeletal dysplasias), holding a spear and parrying shield.
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:
Weapon , Pathology
Keyword:
Spear , Shield
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
