Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.349.80.1

1998.349.80.1 (Film negative)

Key Information

Photographer

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Description

A school group in front of their classroom, possibly Sigomre school in Ugenya village. The school building is a distinctive long rectangular grass thatch building divided into single rooms, possibly up to five classes. The children's shirts have a distinctive badge incorporating the letters 'SK' which may be a reference to the school name. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Alego Ugenya

Pitt Rivers Source

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Research Notes

According to E-P's note the school is called Kagomyi but this may be a misspelling. I suggest this is probably Sigomre school in Ugenya, Siaya District. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]

Date of Photograph

1936

Accession number

1998.349.80.1

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated 1988

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.349.80.1" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.80.1/>.

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