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Extent:
silver gelatin (black & white, 18 x 12 cm. or smaller)
copy prints (black & white, 8 x 10 in.)
Container:
Item 53
Box 1
Volume 1
Culture:
Tiv (African people)  Search this
Wurkun (African people)  Search this
Fulbe (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Date:
[between 1905-1907]
Summary:
Photographs assembled in an album documenting the Fulbe, Tiv and Wurkun peoples of north-central Nigeria. Images include Fulbe on horseback, Tiv women and children, a Wurkun headman, and Wurkun in indigenous attire. Activities illustrated include dancing and playing musical instruments such as drums, horns with gourd resonators and string bows.
General note:
Indexed by negative number.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Identifier:
EEPA.1986-026
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7636ed295-b8c7-4b8f-823c-3089ebb74b3a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-1986-026