Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
1998.349.96.1 (Film negative)
Key Information
Photographer
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Description
A portrait of a Luo man (identified as Nikodemo Oluoch of Kogelo clan in Alego Location) with two wives either side of him, all wearing European clothing. The wife to the left is also wearing a Luo wrist bracelet (minyonge). Nikodemo himself also has ears pierced so as to take Luo ear ornaments. On the ground behind him is a colonial 'pith' helmet. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004 & CM 19/03/2007]
Cultural Group
Luo
Region
Nyanza Alego
Named Person
Nicodemo Oluoch
Pitt Rivers Source
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Research Notes
Nicodemo's surname is given as Oluoch in Evans-Pritchard's note for 1998.349.172 [CM 04/04/2007]
Date of Photograph
1936
Accession number
1998.349.96.1
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Date Acquired
Donated 1988
For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History
"1998.349.96.1"
6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum.
Accessed 19 Nov. 2015
<http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.96.1/>.
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