photograph scan of PRM number 1998.209.45.6

1998.209.45.6 (Print black & white)

Key Information

Photographer

Charles William Hobley

Description

A portrait of a man wearing a skin body covering and hide hat, seated on the track leading to the administrative building at Kisumu. The original annotation to this photograph is that this is Chief Ondun of Kisumu. During the period in which Hobley took these photographs, there was a Luo Chief of Kajulu Luo clan called Ondu but it is not certain if this is him. At that time Kajulu was still part of the larger location of Kisumu but later became an administration location on its own. He is adorned in a full length cow skin (pien), sewn with beads and is wearing metal armlet and leg rings (minyonge) and bead-and-metal earrings (ngaga). His wide rimmed hat (ogudu) is also probably made of cow hide and he has a necklace made of reasonably large glass beads (tik ng'ut). His adornment certainly befits that of a chief or important clan elder. [Gilbert Oteyo & CM 04/05/2007]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Kisumu

Named Person

Chief Ondu?

Pitt Rivers Source

Charles William Hobley

Primary Documentation

Notes on PRM card ms ink - 'A chief of Kisumu' [added ms pencil] 'Ondun'

Date of Photograph

1902

Accession number

1998.209.45.6

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.209.45.6" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.209.45.6/>.