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Sudanese girl
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The Library of Congress Sudanese girl I claim no rights other than colorizing this image if you wish to use let me know. Title Sudan. Khartoum. Near Shambat. Sudanese girl Contributor Names Matson Photo Service, photographer Created / Published [1936] Subject Headings - Sudan--Shambat. - Sudan--Shambat Format Headings Nitrate negatives. Notes - Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. - From catalog: East Africa copyright photos by G. Eric Matson, American Colony Photo Dept. Monotone, Finlay colour, and Infra red photos, taken on a flight with Imperial Airways on a World Trunk route following the Nile from the Delta to the Victoria Nile and the Victoria Lake. - Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Medium 1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 in. Call Number/Physical Location LC-M33- 8135 [P&P] Source Collection G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Digital Id matpc 17342 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.17342 Control Number mpc2010002838/PP Reproduction Number LC-DIG-matpc-17342 (digital file from original photo) Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication. Online Format image Description 1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 in.mm.

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::Vickid
04/27/18 2:10 PM GMT
Colorization is inspiring, it is perfect. This capture tugs at your heart strings. But this is what photos do, they relay an impression of a scene, they tell a story. Emotions are not hidden, they are there for us to see. Excellent work.
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::mesmerized
04/27/18 8:25 PM GMT
Oh my, look at that face...when viewed full screen you see such sadness, a touch of bitterness, and I wonder about those scars...are they the result of some savagery or some custom...you've given this one just the right coloration for the subject matter and emotion seen...great work, Rob.
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::Nikoneer
04/27/18 11:50 PM GMT
This was a common practice in the 1930s and is still practiced somewhat today. Most Dinka boys and girls don't cry when the local sorcerer takes a red-hot knife to their faces. If they wince or cry or react to the pain they will lose face in the community, so it's best to sit through the process in peace. Facial scarification is practiced throughout Sudan, and various marks across the faces of tribesmen give identity to the tribe and beauty to its women. The scars can also be an eternal message to outsiders which tribe the Dinka belong to, or it can be used in an effort to display beauty to those within a tribe. Some tribes have dots to distinguish themselves, while others trust the sorcerer's hand. Regardless of its purpose, the ritual today is phasing out of parts of Sudan, as has happened in neighboring African states. As for her demeanor seen here, it could simply be that she's angry with her brother, who, because he's a boy, got the last orange. Who knows (shrugs shoulders)? [source: Sudanation article]

-Nik
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::tigger3
04/28/18 12:04 AM GMT
Vickid said it so well, and you nailed the technique, bravo Rob. tigs=^..^=
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::corngrowth
04/28/18 8:59 AM GMT
On its own already an impressive photograph, Rob, but it's made even more impressive because of your very apt colorization and by the given comments of the friends above in general, and Nik's one in particular because of his research.
Although this facial scarification happily is phasing out in parts of Sudan, it's, although taken more than 80 years ago, still a touching one to me.
A very valuable addition to your, meanwhile great, series, my friend!
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