Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.349.161.1

1998.349.161.1 (Film Negative 120mm)

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Key Information

Photographer

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Description

An upper body portrait of a Luo man (identified as Joshua, probably from Kager clan) wearing European clothing, holding a stick behind his back. [CM 03/04/2007]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza ?Alego

Named Person

Joshua [Josuah]

Pitt Rivers Source

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Research Notes

Evans-Pritchard's note could be interpreted as meaning this man's name is Joshua (or perhaps spelt Josuah) of Kager clan (Jakager). The Kager clan people live both in Alego and Ugenya Locations. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004 & CM 03/04/2007]

Date of Photograph

1936

Accession number

1998.349.161.1

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated 1988

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.349.161.1" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.161.1/>.

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