Photographic print

Item — Box: 1P, Folder: 23

Identifier: DW_11311

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection consists chiefly of photographic prints and slides documenting early 20th century Nigeria.

Dates

1930 - 1972

Creator

From the File: Duckworth, E. H., 1894-1972 (Photographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 96 Boxes

From the Collection: 4 trunks

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

203 x 112

General

Inscribed: in ink: "(6)"; in black pencil: "N225"; in black pencil: "How to preserve specimens in fluid"; in black pencil: "3397"; in black pencil: "(TI)"; typed label with text: "Cuttle-fish caught in Lagos harbour. These specimens were about 5 inches long. The shell of the cuttle-fish is inside its body. The shell is often sold in Nigerian markets and used by the gold and silver smiths for making moulds to cast pendants and other jewelry. Cuttle-fish shells can often be seen floating in the sea off the west coast of Africa. When alarmed the cuttle-fish can rapidly change colour from white to dark brown and so on. If necessary it can become very dark and then eject a puff of ink like liquid and immediately change itself white. The pursuer is misled and chases the black puff. The specimens shown in the photograph have been preserved in formalin solution and mounted on a sheet of glass as described by Mr. Angus Taylor [in the accompanying article]. The food of cuttle-fish consists chiefly of fish and crabs"; instructions for reproducing the image