Nuer cow

Nuer cow
84 x 57 mm (3.25 x 2.25 inch) | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.N.XV.42
Previous Other Number:
22 (235)


Accession Number:
1998.355.721.2
Description:
A portrait of a cow lying on the ground with dark colouring (possibly known as cär googh), a calf lying alongside. It is likely that this photo was taken in May 1935 after Evans-Pritchard had completed a survey of the Anuak.
Photographer:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photo:
1935 May
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Jonglei Akobo
Group:
Nuer Lou
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
Animal Husbandry
Keyword:
Animal Cattle
Documentation:
Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]
Primary Documentation:
Accession Book Entry [p. 98] 1966.27 [1 - 24] G[ift] PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD 1966.27.1-16 S. SUDAN. NUER TRIBE. Sixteen negative albums containing negatives and prints of photographs taken by donor during field-work. All listed in albums. Added Accession Book Entry - [p. 98 in right hand column, in pencil] Catalogue room.

Manual Catalogues [index taken from album book XV, ms ink] - 42. Cow

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "22 235 [female symbol] (Akobo) Cär googh" & print front border ms ink - "NUER XV/42"

Recorder:
Christopher Morton [1/9/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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