Dinka dance gathering

58 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver

There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
2005.51.419.1 - Negative film nitrate , (59 x 55 mm)

Date of Print:

Unknown

Accession Number:

2005.51.419.2

Description:

In the shade of a large tree a group of Dinka youths are gathered, some with ash painted designs on their bodies, seemingly prepared for dance performances.

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 , Body Art

Keyword:

Dance Accessory , Body Art Paint

Event:

?Dance

Primary Documentation:

Inscription - ' Godfrey - DINKA 150 prints - Black & White (1 photo - coloured)' (on envelope containing prints) [AN 07/04/2006]

Recorder:

Alex Nadin 07/04/2006 [Southern Sudan Project]