IDNO

P.50041.ACH2

Description

"Phonolite rocks of chrystalline limestone, which when crushed emit vapours of sulphurethic hydrogen, in Taala peak (5615’ [feet]). The hole openings in the valley below approximately 2000’ [feet] below emit the same vapour, but there is no water obtainable in the small plateau at the peak. Deep limestones in the vicinity." [Shepstone’s caption]

On catalogue card for duplicate lantern slide LS.140640.TC1: Uganda Borders. 55.7.
Africa, East.
Taala Plateau, looking north, Kawara rocks.

Place

E Africa; Sudan; Didinga Mountains; Taala Plateau; Kawara rocks [Ango-Egyptian Sudan]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

?Shepstone, Harold James; ?Driber, Jack Herbert

Collector / Expedition

?Driberg, Jack Herbert;

Date

circa 1927

Collection Name

Unmounted Haddon Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.50014.ACH2. to P.50110.ACH2. were found in envelope now marked C210/7/. This was found in another envelope now marked C210/ which came from the wooden drawer 1.

Place: The Place field was previously recorded as being "Africa", but the envelope is inscribed with Didinga, Longarim, and Topotha, which are cultural groups of southern Sudan. The Place field has been amended accordingly. [Source: Ethnologue 15th Edition, JD 2/6/2009]

Date: The prints, P.50017.ACH2 and P.50052.ACH2, from the same series have a stamp dated "22 No 1927" adhered to their reverse. Prints P.50044.ACH2 and P.50053.ACH2 are inscribed with "9-6-32". P.50054.ACH2 is inscribed Feb 1923. Therefore the date circa 1923 - 1932 has been added to the other prints from the series. [JD 11/6/2009]

Photographer: Prints P.50018.ACH2, P.50070.ACH2, and P.50091.ACH2 are signed on the reverse with "H.J. Shepstone". Prints P.50044.ACH2 and P.50046.ACH2 are stamped on the reverse with "From H. J. Shepstone. 139 Broomwood Road, Clapham Common, London S.W." This name has been added to the Photographer’s field. [JD 11/6/2009]