photograph scan of PRM number 1998.349.20.1

1998.349.20.1 (Film negative)

Key Information

Photographer

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Description

This is a scene near the village of Baragulu in Alego Location, Siaya District, of a pole (tal) with quill birds trapped in basket cages (sigol). The baskets are made of split and then plaited papyrus reeds. Each basket contains one live quill bird. Some baskets are hung on a row on single long poles while others are single baskets hung on short poles around the long poles. This is the method of trapping quill birds for food. The live birds in the baskets are hung up on the poles and when they sing they attract many other wild quills to come around the poles where they are caught by cow-hair knots tied to fit and tighten around their necks. They are then removed, usually already dead, and taken home for food. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Alego Baragulu

Pitt Rivers Source

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photograph

1936

Accession number

1998.349.20.1

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated 1988

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.349.20.1" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.20.1/>.