IDNO

LS.140705.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: Uganda Borders. 55.72.
Africa, East
Lomunyenimoi of Kachilit.

On Print for duplicate image P.50065.ACH2: "Heads of clan 5. Lomurryenimoi of Kachilet. Note his grey hair. See earlier photograph for comments. [His clothing was provided by the Sudan Government as official recognition of his political position. This comment applies to subsequent heads of clans, whose photographs appear.]" [Shepstone’s caption]

A half-length portrait of Lomunyenimoi of Kachilit. The older Didinga man is wearing an Islamic style taqiyah (cap) and thobe (robe), probably issued to him by the government?
In the background are three other men, including Timan Lomingamoi of Idoto. [LS 25/07/2023]

Place

E Africa; Uganda; South Sudan; Didinga Mountains; Kachilit [Ango-Egyptian Sudan]

Cultural Affliation

Didinga

Named Person

Lomunyenimoi; Timan Lomingamoi of Idoto

Photographer

Driberg, Jack Herbert

Collector / Expedition

Date

1925

Collection Name

Teaching Slide Collection

Source

Driberg, Jack Herbert

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Bibliographical Reference: ‪Driberg‪‬, Jack Herbert, 1930.
People of the Small Arrow (George Routledge & Sons, London). [JD 14/06/2018]