Portrait of a man
123 x 83 mm | Photomechanical hand coloured
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.4
Previous Other Number:
496
Accession Number:
1998.88.4
Description:
A hand-coloured postcard portrait of a possibly Dinka man wearing bead ornaments, body cloth tied at the shoulder and patterned waist band, holding a club over the shoulder.
His hair is shaved at the temples and sculpted into fine points along the top.
Photographer:
G. N. Morhig
Date of Photo:
1910 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile
Group:
?Dinka
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Ornament , Toilet , Bead , Weapon
Keyword:
Ornament Arm , Ornament Neck , Ornament Head , Hair , Club
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "C.-496 Copyright.
G.N.
Morhig Khartoum Types of Upper Nile"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
