Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History

photograph scan of PRM number 1998.349.120.1

1998.349.120.1 (Film Negative 120mm)

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Key Information

Photographer

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Description

A Luo warrior (or just a man going to a funeral) holding a spear and a hide shield. An animal hide/skin lap (pien) is hanging below the bottom of the shield. On his head is a Colobus monkey tail headdress (kondo bim). This attire is usually for warriors and those going to a funeral as they will perform the funeral ceremony tero buru there. Curious children are watching from behind. [Gilbert Oteyo 9/9/2004]

Cultural Group

Luo

Region

Nyanza

Pitt Rivers Source

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photograph

1936

Accession number

1998.349.120.1

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated 1988

For citation use:
Pitt Rivers Museum Luo Visual History "1998.349.120.1" 6 Jun. 2008. Pitt Rivers Museum. Accessed 19 Nov. 2015 <http://photos.prm.ox.ac.uk/luo/photo/1998.349.120.1/>.

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