Portrait of a Shilluk man
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.19
Previous Other Number:
265
Accession Number:
1998.88.19
Description:
A postcard portrait of a Shilluk man sitting on an ambatch-wood parrying shield, several spears laid across his lap as well as a club with hand-guard.
He is wearing a number of neck and head ornaments (including small leather charm cases?) as well as feather plumes, and rows of dotted cicatrices on his forehead.
Photographer:
G. N. Morhig
Date of Photo:
Unknown
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile Tonga
Group:
Shilluk
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Ornament , Weapon , Body Art
Keyword:
Ornament Neck , Ornament Head , Body Art Head , Spear , Shield , Club
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "265 Copyright.
G.N.
Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum.
Shulluk Warrior, Tonga"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
