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Person with wearing bracelets (or with hands bound?) stands before two people wearing pointed headdresses and robes, carrying spears or staffs, and a drum, standing under a tree; other people stand and sit under the tree at the right; a crowd stands at the left

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Dates

  • 1930 - 1972

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

General

Location: Nigeria

Exhibited at the 1948 Nigerian Art Exhibition, Lagos, described in Nigeria 33 ():153-176

Item category: Paintings

Library Details

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

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