Dinka youths at dance gathering
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Accession Number:
2005.51.373
Description:
A close-up of two Dinka youths at a dance gathering with pieces of printed cloth suspended from their belts, holding long flexible dance sticks decorated with pom-poms.
The youth to the left wears an armband with animal hair hanging from it, and holds a small dance shield.
The youth to the right has a headband which continues all the way down his back terminating in a 'tail' of hair near his calfs.
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:
Textile , Dance , Ornament
Keyword:
Textile , Dance Accessory , Ornament Arm , Ornament Head
Event:
Dance
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
