Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.209.43.6

1998.209.43.6 (Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

Charles William Hobley

Description

A seated portrait of a man adorned in split hippo teeth (lak rao) on the head, face and as armlets. He also wears a skin apron. He is described as a member of the Nyakach clan under Chief Kere, elsewhere photographed by Hobley, who also describes him as a 'kinf of buffoon', which may mean that he served a medicine man function at the court of Kere. [Gilbert Oteyo 06/05/05 & CM 27/04/2007]

Cultural Group

Luo Nyakach

Region

Nyanza

Pitt Rivers Source

Charles William Hobley

Primary Documentation

Notes on PRM card - 'Ja Luo, Nya Kach Tribe. A follower of Chief Ukuri, He is a kind of buffon. The white ornaments are split hippo teeth.' In Negative - 'No. 1.. [cut off]'

Date of Photograph

1902?

Accession number

1998.209.43.6

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.209.43.6" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.209.43.6/>.

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