IDNO

LS.140792.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: Kenya - Luo. 57.L.19.
Africa, East.
Luo tribe (Kenya), showing the archaic head-dress, the cowrie-shell skull cap, and chin straps, being typical of the oldest known Lango. Acholi and Alur head-dresses as well. The hippo-teeth addition is exclusively Luo.

"Luo tribe - shewing the archaic headdress, the cowrie skull-cap & chin straps being typical of the oldest known Lango, Acholi, ?Alux headdress as well. The hippo teeth addition is typically & exclusively Luo." [Driberg's? annotation on P.49916.DRI]

Place

E Africa; Kenya; ?Nyanza Province

Cultural Affliation

Luo

Named Person

Photographer

Driberg, Jack Herbert

Collector / Expedition

Date

1926

Collection Name

Teaching Slide Collection

Source

Driberg, Jack Herbert

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Place: The Luo are a cultural group of Nyanza Province, Kenya. [Source: Ethnologue 15th Edition, JD 18/06/2018]