Mandari doctor of powers
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- Description:
- A portrait of a man seated on a deckchair, identified as Kok (also known as Ajayich) who was an Atuot by birth, but who had lived since childhood with maternal kin in Mandari. As a doctor of powers he practicised locally, divining in the case of possession and advising in matters spiritual. He is wearing a thick ivory arm ornament, which at that time was a prestigious object worn by wealthy people.
- Country location:
- South Sudan
- Exact location:
- Bahr el Jebel; Tali
- Date:
- 1958
- Collection:
- Pitt Rivers Museum > Jean Buxton
- Media type:
- Photographic Print
- Topics:
- Men
Folktales, Fables, Myths and Legends
Fashion
Traditions and Customs
- Sudan Memory ID:
- PRM-0000035
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