GEORGE RODGER (1908–1995) ‘Wrestlers face each other before a match, Kordofan’, Sudan 1949

Vintage silver print 24,5 x 38 cm (9.6 x 15 in) Photographer's agency stamp and annotations in an unidentified hand on the reverse LITERATURE Humanity and Inhumanity, The Photographic Journey of George Rodger, London 1994, p. 204-205; Carole Nagger (ed.), George Rodger en Afrique, Paris 1984, p. 148-149. Eine Versammlung des Nuba-Stamms im Korongo Jebels Gebirge. Die Nuba sind stolze Ringer, ihr Stammes-Sport. Sie bedecken sich mit Holzasche, um beim Ringen Halt zu bekommen. A gathering of the Nuba tribe in the Korongo Jebels mountains. The Nubas pride themselves as wrestlers, their tribal sport. They are powdered in wood ash so they can get a grip of each other.