Carved wooden panel: central tree with birds, monkeys, bat and reptiles, under a sunburst; elephant, crocodile, bird and other animals across the bottom, 1935

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

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

From the Collection: 96 Boxes

From the Collection: 4 trunks

From the Collection: English

Same panel as in G:24 and Q:32

For details, see G:9 and I:41

X1:30 shows a panel with the same design, but with a surrounding inscription

Location: Nigeria

Item category: Woodwork

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

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