Zande (Makaraka) man
137 x 92 mm | Print albumen paper
MountDimension:
240 x 310 mm
Condition:
Poor, overall fading dirt ingrained in mount fragile corners
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.3.1.44b
Previous Other Number:
79 210
Accession Number:
1998.203.1.44.2
Description:
A full length portrait of a Zande man holding a spear, possibly a fishing spear.
He has a small barkcloth loin covering and a knife at his right hip.
The Makaraka (this name for the Zande of the Odio area seems to be of Mittu origin) were part of the Zande kingdom and speak a dialect of the Zande language.
Buchta made an excursion to Makaraka country setting out from Juba on 7th July and returning there on 26th August 1879.
Photographer:
Richard Buchta
Date of Photo:
1879 July - August
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel Odio?
Group:
Zande (Makaraka)
Publication History:
Contemporary Publication - Richard Buchta,
Die Oberen Nil-Länder: Volkstypen und Landschaften
.
Dargestellt in 160 Photographien, nach der Natur aufgenommen von Richard Buchta.
(Berlin 1881.
Verlag Von J.
F.
Stiehm)
Notes:
In H.
B.
Thomas' article 'Richard Buchta and Early Photography in Uganda'
Uganda Journal
Vol.
25, no.
1, 1960, p.
116, he notes that 'Buchta seems to have remained at Lado until on 7 July he set off for Makaraka whence he returned on 26 August.
The fruits of this journey appear in a number of photographs in his album.' [CM 16/6/2005]
PRM Source:
Unknown
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
Unknown
Class:
Clothing , Weapon , Barkcloth
Keyword:
Spear , Knife
Primary Documentation:
Notes on mount ms pencil - "79 Makraka negro with spear"
Notes on mount reverse ms pencil - "210"
Notes on mount reverse ms pencil - "210"
Recorder:
Elizabeth Edwards 6/9/95 Christopher Morton 14/6/2005 [Sudan Project]
