Dinka war play

Dinka war play
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown


Accession Number:
2005.51.72
Description:
A group of Dinka men carrying long sticks crouch together, apparently as part of a mock battle with an opposing group which often accompanied dance gatherings among Nilotic groups.
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:
Dance
Keyword:
Dance Accessory
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
Funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council
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