Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
1998.349.130.1 (Film Negative 120mm)
Key Information
Photographer
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Description
An upper body portrait of a local colonial administration policeman (identified as Ayunta?) known in Luo as askari kanga. His belt, his short-sleeved shirt and his hat (barrette) were the distinctive attire of the askari at that time. He has a watch on his wrist and earrings on both ears. I also think he may be at an administrative center where new crops like banana and pawpaw were first introduced and planted in Luo country. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]
Cultural Group
Luo
Region
Nyanza
Named Person
?Ayunta
Pitt Rivers Source
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photograph
1936
Accession number
1998.349.130.1
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Date Acquired
Donated 1988
For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
"1998.349.130.1"
6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum.
Accessed 19 Nov. 2015
<http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.130.1/>.
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