Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.206.5.5

1998.206.5.5 (Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

Charles William Hobley

Description

A line of Luo men dressed as warriors with headdresses, shields and spears, at a large gathering with onlookers in the background. They are described as belonging to the Nyakach clan, which also lends its name to an administrative location. They are also adorned with armlets of metal (minyonge) and bead necklaces (tikng'ut). These warriors seem to be more mature than those elsewhere pictured by Hobley, and their headdresses are more elaborate, with plumes of ostrich feathers (kondo udo). The one standing extreme left has a very interesting radiating headdress on which feathers are stuck, but it is difficult to see what it is made from. The one standing second right has a long Colobus monkey tail headdress (kondo bim) described in 1998.206.5.4. These warriors all have shields (okumba) made of cow or bufallo hide and decorated with geometric white lines. The one standing extreme right however has a shield made of some woven material which is difficult to see clearly. Behind them is a huge crowd of onlookers who may be mainly women [Gilbert Oteyo 27/04/2005 & CM 25/04/2007]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza

Pitt Rivers Source

Charles William Hobley

Date of Photograph

1902?

Accession number

1998.206.5.5

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.206.5.5" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.206.5.5/>.

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