Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.206.4.4

1998.206.4.4 (Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

Charles William Hobley

Description

A portrait of two Luo men, described as father and son (standing). They are wearing large metal arm and leg rings (minyonge), as well as very elaborate cowrie-shell decorated leather bands (okanda gaagi) across the chest and on the head, where the father also wears a tusk or carved head ornament. The background is probably the administrative centre at Kisumu. [Gilbert Oteyo 24/04/2005 CM 24/04/2007]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Kisumo

Pitt Rivers Source

Charles William Hobley

Primary Documentation

Manual Catalogues - Same subjects as in 1998.206.4.5

Date of Photograph

1902

Accession number

1998.206.4.4

Further Information

Date Acquired

Donated

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.206.4.4" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.206.4.4/>.

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