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Two young men in a display of raffia mats and other items, including a snake, at the Okigwe Local Craft and Industries Exhibition, 1950-11

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Dates

  • 1950-11

Creator

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

Related Materials

The snake is similar to that shown in 10N:12:t:2

General

Location: Nigeria

Originally contained in an envelope (23N:18:t/DW_06469) with the caption "Okigwe exhibition photos"

Item category: Basketry, mats, caning

Library Details

Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository

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