A kuku girl near Kajo-Kaji, with a glass lip ornament and a giraffe hair necklace, 1935 - 1936
Scope and Contents
The caption on the album page reads: 'The Kuku Tribe live in the South West corner of the Sudan, almost overflowing into the W.Nile Province of Uganda. The girls are good lookers, and wear a very striking dress, consisting of - A broad girdle of dark red beads, and hanging down behind a small tail or brush of string, neatly bound at the stump with small beads. In front they have a loop of chain'.
Dates
- Creation: 1935 - 1936
Creator
- From the Fonds: Powell, W, fl1930 - 1939 (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
General
SG.
Finding aid date
2003-06-26 14:46:20+00:00
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