Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.206.4.5

1998.206.4.5 (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

Date of Photograph

1902

Accession number

1998.206.4.5

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.206.4.5" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.206.4.5/>.

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