Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.349.34.1

1998.349.34.1 (Film negative )

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Key Information

Photographer

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Description

A portrait of a seated elder identified as Owoi (may be Owuor or Owor also in Luo), with another seated man just visible to the right. As well as holding a walking stick, Owoi is wearing a number of rings (minyonge) on both wrists and a tusk ornament around his neck. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza

Named Person

Owoi [Owuor, Owor]

Pitt Rivers Source

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photograph

1936

Accession number

1998.349.34.1

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated 1988

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.349.34.1" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.34.1/>.

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