Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
1998.349.111.1 (Film Negative 120mm)
Key Information
Photographer
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Description
A group portrait of a household head (identified as John) seated outside his house with an older son (identified as Absalom) and three smaller children all in European clothing. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]
Cultural Group
Luo
Region
Nyanza
Named Person
John, Absalom
Pitt Rivers Source
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Research Notes
The name John is transcribed as Jonah in Evans-Pritchard's notes, no doubt his interpretation of the Luo pronunciation. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004 & CM 23/03/2007] Absalom is identified in 1998.349.173, .195 & .229 as 'Absalom'; in 1998.349.168 as 'Absala'; in 1998.349.29 as 'Abraham' and 1998.349.47 as 'Abrahim'. Although this is slightly confusing, we have decided to identify him as Absalom throughout for consistency. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004 & CM 04/04/2007]
Date of Photograph
1936
Accession number
1998.349.111.1
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Date Acquired
Donated 1988
For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
"1998.349.111.1"
6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum.
Accessed 19 Nov. 2015
<http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.111.1/>.
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