Mandari dance gathering
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.97.511.2 - Print gelatin silver , (89 x 89 mm)
1998.97.511.2 - Print gelatin silver , (89 x 89 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.25
Accession Number:
1998.97.511.1
Description:
A line of young women passing by close to the camera at a dance occasion holding dance sticks.
Dances were frequent events, which provided the main opportunity for youths and girls to socialise together.
Behind, some are holding up woven mats.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel ?Tali
Group:
Mandari
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Dance , Social Life , Ornament , Bead , Furnishings
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Ornament Body , Mat
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 13/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
