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Shilluk children posing for photograph, near the Nile River
Shilluk children posing for photograph, near the Nile River
Object Number 998-14-00/1.1.14
Display Title Shilluk children posing for photograph, near the Nile River
Descriptions
Object Description Written on album page: "Shilluk. I do not / recall what the structure / in the background is, / but it seems to have / been built under European / influence."
Department Photographic
Date 1927-1928
Artist Milton Katz
Culture
  • Central and Equatorial African styles
  • Shilluk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Africa / Belgian Congo
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Album
Dimensions Overall: 8.4138 × 5.715 cm (3 5/16 × 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Vivian Katz and Family of Milton Katz
Provenance
Collector Milton Katz (1927-1928)
Intermediary David Warrington
Donor Vivian Katz (5/8/98)

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