Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.209.44.6

1998.209.44.6 (Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

Charles William Hobley

Description

A group portrait of a seated woman surrounded by young women and younger girls, and described as belonging to Kisumu clan of the Luo, captured in a humorous moment in relaxed fashion despite the posed formality of the group. Their personal adornments are simple glass bead necklaces (tik ng'ut), front aprons (olemo), string waist belt and waist beads (tik nungo) and earrings (stadi). The shaven head hair styles are very youthful and would have been a fashion in the period for young women. [Gilbert Oteyo 06/05/05]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Kisumu

Pitt Rivers Source

Charles William Hobley

Primary Documentation

Notes on PRM card - "Kisumu Tribe, Women and girls."

Date of Photograph

1902

Accession number

1998.209.44.6

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.209.44.6" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.209.44.6/>.

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