IDNO

P.50062.ACH2

Description

"Alukileng, hereditary rain-controller. Baboon-skin capes, such as is worn by the man behind him, may only not be assumed by any below the status of senior warrior" [Shepstone’s caption]

On Catalogue Card for duplicate lantern slide LS.140699.TC1: "Uganda Borders. 55.66.
Africa, East. Didinga.
Alukileng, rain controller of the Didinga - for his history see People of the Small Arrow, p. 89ff. After his move to the north, living close to the Longarim he has, to some extent, adopted Longarim ornaments and mode of dressing his hair. The skin bag which he keeps his rain wand and rain stones in, is seen in slide 65. The headband of
(see next slide) [i.e. card]
beads in slide 68 is in a Longarim pattern. The baboon skin cape such as is worn by the man behind him in slide 66 may not be assumed by anyone below the status of senior warrior."

Place

NE Africa; Sudan; Southern Sudan; ?Didinga Hills

Cultural Affliation

Didanga

Named Person

Alukileng (Aluhileng); Lotum Lopungami

Photographer

?Shepstone, Harold James; Driberg, Jack Herbert

Collector / Expedition

Driberg, Jack Herbert

Date

circa 1923 - 1932

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.

Bibliographical Reference: ‪Driberg‪‬, Jack Herbert, 1930. People of the Small Arrow (George Routledge & Sons, London). See Chapter 'Rainmaker', pp.86 -101.
On p.89 it is noted "Alukileng, the Rainmaker, the son of Lotum Lopungami, was a tall proud man in his forties." [JD 14/06/2018]

Facebook Publication: Duplicate of this image paired with LS.140698.TC1 published on 'The Didinga Mountains' Facebook group on 28th March 2023, with the caption: "Alukileng (Aluhileng), the Rainmaker, the son of Lotum Lopungamoi, 1925.
He was a tall proud man in his forties from Lotukei.
Alukileng, rain controller of the Didinga - for his history see People of the Small Arrow, p. 89.
After his move to the north, living close to the Longarim he has, to some extent, adopted Longarim ornaments and mode of dressing his hair. The skin bag which he keeps his rain wand and rain stones in, is seen in slide 65."
36 Likes; 0 Shares; 6 Comments. [Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DidingaMountains/, JD 28/07/2023]

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]