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[Death dance at Torit], 1935 - 1936

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304N/174

Scope and Contents

Showing members of the Latuka Tribe at a death dance, Torit. The captions above and below the photograph read: 'When everyone was ready in this village they all began moving off to another village nearby where the dance was being held. The woman have their enapi's (leather skirts) tucked between their legs. They only do this at death dances.

Each man carries a long stick, to this he ties the hair of any big animals he may have killed - or even a human. One man here has killed a good many. The widow proudly carried her deceased husbands stick'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935 - 1936

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Part of a series of photographs relating to a death dance at Tori (Y304N/168-181).

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-06-30 09:17:10+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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