photograph scan of PRM number 1998.349.197.1

1998.349.197.1 (Film negative)

Key Information

Photographer

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Description

A man working on his termite trap near Uyoma village in Alego, with two other men probably accompanying Evans-Pritchard, since one is holding his camera case. The harvesting of termites (bie) is common in many parts of Africa, and he has here trapped them by digging a hole in the ground and burying in it sticks and grass to entice the termites (chiko bie). He opens the hole the next morning and scoops all the termites into the basket next to him. The termites are used for feeding chickens, particularly young chicks, and also for feeding the domestic quill birds (aluru) kept in basket cages (sigol). [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Alego Uyoma

Pitt Rivers Source

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photograph

1936

Accession number

1998.349.197.1

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated 1988

Activity

Harvesting

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.349.197.1" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.197.1/>.