Photographic print

Item — Box: 27P, Folder: 80

Identifier: DW_14189

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

200 x 149

General

Inscribed: 'photograph copyright by E.H. Duckworth' stamp (type 2); in ink: "6"; typed label with text: "A Yoruba woman loading yams into a dug out canoe. Yams cost 6d each and are a very popular and nourishing item in camp food. The pots in the foreground are made by African women potters and cost from 6d to 1/- each. The canoe has been carved from one big log of wood"