Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
1998.349.273.1 (Film negative)
Key Information
Photographer
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Description
The hand of a man holds out for the camera the spear (tong) of Kogelo, the founder of a sub-clan in Alego location. This man may well be the custodian of the Kogelo clan spear, photographed at his homestead where it is kept. Two other men are clearly visible, looking on. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]
Cultural Group
Luo
Region
Nyanza Alego
Pitt Rivers Source
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Research Notes
Alego location was once composed of one clan under the leadership of a man called Alego. Alego's spear (tong) of leadership was revered. After him many other Luo clans were formed by his children or wives and other followers and because of disputes, claims and counter claims about leadership, each sub-clan decided to have their own leadership spear. Each made their spear blade in a distinctive style and any clan elder or man who made his own personal spear tried to copy this blade form. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]
Date of Photograph
1936
Accession number
1998.349.273.1
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Date Acquired
Donated 1988
For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
"1998.349.273.1"
6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum.
Accessed 19 Nov. 2015
<http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.273.1/>.
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