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Embroidery of a man holding a drum

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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

Related Materials

  • 36N:23:t:1
  • D1:12 gives a detail of the embroidery
  • The embroidery is visible at the right in LM:50, and on the wall in 31N:92:t:1, and on the back wall in 14P:100
  • General

    Location: Congo (Democratic Republic)

    Item category: Clothing and fabric

    Library Details

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

    Contact:
    Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
    1970 Campus Drive
    Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
    847-467-3084