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Showing a scene from a death dance at Torit.

Scope and Contents Showing members of the Latuka Tribe at a death dance, Torit. The caption below the photograph reads: 'The Latuka men made a cut on their right shoulder for every man they have killed and on the left for each woman. Since they have come under British Administration this custom has fallen into disuse. A prision warder at Torit recently had the occasion to shoot several prisoners who were escaping. On the day of the trial he was absent from court, and eventually found in his compound...

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit. The caption below the photograph reads: 'The girl in the centre is glistening with sweat'.

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit.

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit.

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit.

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...

Scope and Contents Showing members of the Latuka Tribe at a death dance, Torit. The caption, which starts below the photograph and continues on to the next page (broken up by Y304N/176 and 177), reads: 'The women take the most active part in these dances. They dart about amongst the men, stopping every now and then in front of one, to begin dancing. They give out at times an ear peircing [sic] yodelling shriek. They kick their legs about a great deal; and in such a way as to flick the enapi apron into the...

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit.

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit.

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Showing members of the Latuka people. The caption to the right of the photograph continues: 'This man has painted on his naked person a pair of wood ash trouserings'.

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit.

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Showing members of the Latuka people.

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Showing members of the Latuka people at a death dance, Torit.