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1998.217.8.39

Portrait of two young men in decorated ceremonial costume.

1998.217.8.39

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Collection type
Photograph
Description
Portrait of two young men in decorated ceremonial costume.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Fulani
Hausa
Person
Photographer John Lucien Vitoria
PRM source John Lucien Vitoria
Date / Period
Date of photograph: 1930 - 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1969
Photographic process
Negative film nitrate
Dimensions
Length x Width 85 x 112 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1998.217.8.39 Previous PRM number: B.17.8.39 Previous other number: JLV39
Research and responses

Biographical Information - John Lucien Vitoria's wife Edmée Vitoria (Edmée Nikel) who accompanied him during the period 1930-1932 in Nigeria, has been the subject of a biography by her daughter Christine Lehmann, Edmée Nikel: le bonheur de peindre, Somogy éditions de Art, 2008. Vitoria and their time in Nigeria are briefly discussed in this book, and several of the photographs in the PRM collection are reproduced. [CM 10/11/2008]

Search terms: Colonial, Clothing, Ornament, Portrait

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