Hugo Bernatzik (1897 - 1953) Sudan. Nuer people, 1927. Bahr el Zeraf. Nuer girls. Jewellery. Necklaces made of giraffe hair. Scarification. Trade. Traditional hairstyles. Hair coloured red with clay, wood ash and cow urine. Women and girls building a boat. Palm fiber loincloth. 17 silver prints from the period. Some highlights and cropping indications on some prints. Numerous stamps of the photographer "Copyright - Hugo Adolf Bernatzik - Vienna - Austria" and "Copyright by Dr. Hugo A. Bernatzik - Wien", indications of cropping, negative numbers, handwritten annotations and typed captions on labels glued to the back. Sizes: from 18 x 12 to 24 x 17 cmHugo Bernatzik (1897-1953) Sudan. Nuer people, 1927. Bahr el Zeraf. Nuer girls. Jewellery. Giraffe hair necklaces. Scarification. Trade. Traditional hairstyles. Hair coloured red with clay, wood ash and cow urine. Women and girls building a boat. Palm fiber loincloth. 17 vintage gelatin silver prints. A few highlights and cropping marks on some prints. Numerous photographer's stamps "Copyright - Hugo Adolf Bernatzik - Vienna - Austria" and "Copyright by Dr. Hugo A. Bernatzik - Wien", cropping marks, negative numbers, handwritten annotations and typed captions on labels mounted on verso. Dimensions: from 18 x 12 to 24 x 17 cm