photograph scan of PRM number 1998.209.44.8

1998.209.44.8 (Print black & white)

Key Information

Photographer

Charles William Hobley

Description

A formal group portrait of six Luo women posed in front of the administrative building at Kisumu. The original annotation says that this is a group of women from various Luo clans: the women standing from left are said to come from the clans of Gem, Ugenya, Seme, and Kano respectively, and those seated both from Gem. They are all wearing a number of items typical of female adornment in the period, including metal wrist and leg rings (minyonge), beaded front aprons and strings of waist beads. [Gilbert Oteyo & CM 04/05/2007]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza Kisumu

Pitt Rivers Source

Charles William Hobley

Primary Documentation

Notes on PRM card - 'Group of women of various tribes. Genie [Gem]; Ugenya; Senie [Seme]; Kanu [Kano]; Genie; Genie.' [Gilbert Oteyo & CM 04/05/2007]

Date of Photograph

1902

Accession number

1998.209.44.8

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.209.44.8" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.209.44.8/>.