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Woman seated outdoors, spinning cotton at a spinning wheel labeled "No. 1"

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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

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

6N:36:t:1

General

Location: Nigeria

Originally contained in an envelope (6N:35:t/DW_02876) with the caption "Spinning cotton. Ikari [i.e. Ikare, Ondo Province]. By Large [W.H. Large, a contributor to Nigeria]"

Item categories: People; Handicrafts

Library Details

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

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