Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.349.27.1

1998.349.27.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Description

Evans-Pritchard's note for this photo was 'man hunt at Sichamoth' - referring to sich Amoth. Siro in Luo means market and sich Amoth means the market of Amoth. Amoth was the title of the African colonial chief in Alego area, and the market named after him was in his home village at Boro. To date the market is still known as Boro ka Amoth (Boro, the Amoth's place). It seems that a criminal, an offender or somebody who had broken the law was being hunted in the market place. One can see two administrative persons in helmet hats standing by the market entrance and curious onlookers milling around. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Alego Boro

Pitt Rivers Source

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photograph

1936

Accession number

1998.349.27.1

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated 1988

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.349.27.1" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.27.1/>.

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