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CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Namephotograph
costumed figures
215
Object NumberABDUA:63824
Other NumberH1+6+83
Other Number Typeold number
Brief DescriptionGroup of costumed and processing figures, in a forest clearing. Inscription on reverse, written in pencil by Stevenson. One of a collection of approximately 240 black and white photographs of Ghana and Nigeria, taken in 1944 and 1945, by Lieu. Col. A. C. Stevenson, and presented to the museum by him through the African Studies Group.
DimensionsH: 120 mm W: 165 mm
Materialspaper
Conditiongood
Completenesscomplete
Techniquephotography
Object Production Date1944-1945
Place KeyAfrica, Nigeria, Enugu
Field CollectorStevenson, A C
Inscription ContentIbo country nr Enugu. Ju Ju Dance. A soil fertility rite I think as the men come out of the forest glade bringing a handful of dirt and tree shoots'
Aquisition SourceStevenson, A C; per African Studies Group
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