IDNO

P.57256.RDG

Description

Detail of a young man’s torso to show detail of the ‘brand of Karamojo’ consisting of two consecutive circles around the man’s navel. The man wears four strands of chain around his hips, a metal ring around the wrist, and a thumb ring. The man appears to be holding a photographic print.

Physical Condition: Top left corner is missing. [JD 19/6/2007]

Place

E Africa; Uganda; Karamojo

Cultural Affliation

Karamojong

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

circa ?1900

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.57192.RDG to P.57260.RDG were found in C274/1/ which came from C274/. The latter was kept in Wooden Drawer VI.

Group: Karamojong is the group of the Karamojo District around Moroto. [Source: Ethnologue Online, 15th Edition, JD 19/6/2007]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [JD 2/7/2007]