IDNO

P.50131.ACH2

Description

"Masai (Kissenger Section).
Wearing ‘Lion’ head dress made of baboon skin." [Photographer's caption]

Place

E Africa; Tanzania; north central Tanzania; Korongo [Korrongo]

Cultural Affliation

Maasai [historically Masai]

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

Collection Name

Unmounted Haddon Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.50111.ACH2 to P.50140.ACH2 were found in envelope now marked C210/8/. 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; East Africa; ?Tanzania", but the inscription of "Masai (Kissenger Section)." actually reads "Masai (Kirrongo Section).", which is in Tanzania, close to the border of Kenya. The Place field has been amended accordingly. [Source: Ethnologue 15th Edition, JD 25/6/2009]


Publication: The photograph has been digitised for the European Collected Library of Artistic Performance (ECLAP) and is accessible on the portal http://www.eclap.eu/drupal/. [SG 30/10/2012]