Mandari woman in front of hut

56 x 50 mm | Negative film Safety
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.6.83
Accession Number:
1998.97.245
Description:
A three-quarter length portrait of a Mandari woman wearing a checked waist cloth and arm and neck ornaments, turned away from the camera.
On her chest is a cicatrice design.
She is standing in front of a layered-thatch hut with loosely-woven cane walls [double exposure at top].
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1958
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:
Shelter , Ornament , Textile
Keyword:
Building House , Ornament Arm , Ornament Neck , Textile
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 4/3/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]