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| 168 |
Getting ready for a death dance at Torit |
| 169 |
On their way to the dance [at Torit] |
| 170 |
Getting ready for the dance. Their bodies are covered with wood ash |
| 171 |
A Latuka and his natumu |
| 172 |
The man sitting down in the foreground is just about to throw a handful of wood ash over his body |
| 173 |
A mimic battle warding off evil spirits. Another preliminary to the dance |
| 174 |
[Death dance at Torit] |
| 175 |
[Death dance at Torit] |
| 176 |
[Death dance at Torit] |
| 177 |
[Death dance at Torit] |
| 178 |
[Death dance at Torit] |
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W. Powell collection on Africa 1930s
| Title |
A mimic battle warding off evil spirits. Another preliminary to the dance |
| Reference |
Y304N/173 |
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| Content and context |
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 proudly making deep cuts in his shoulder'. |
| Further information |
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Part of a series of photographs relating to a death dance at Tori (Y304N/168-181).
Indexed
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Eastern Equatoria |
| Southern |
| Sudan |
| Torit |
| No further on-line information. |
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