Photographic print

Item — Box: 8P, Folder: 10

Identifier: DW_12065

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

197 x 130

General

Inscribed: in ink: "63"; typed label with text: "63. An interesting example of dyeing as applied to a cloth behind the alter [sic] table of a school chapel at Shagamu. The edges and centre of the cross have been dyed a light blue by the adire eleso process of tyed dyeing. Some parts of the cloth are left white, the main body is a dark blue. The cloth is suspended in front of the open wooden fame-work of a door. The dark shadow of the framework adds to the decorative effect, the light blue and white cross glows with transmitted light"