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2018.313.340

One of the wives of a Kanuri Chief. She is sat in her own home surrounded by her possessions of decorated enamelware, baskets and ceramic bowls. Her hair is set in the typical Kanuri fashion of a single braid on the forehead and a triangular clip at the top.

2018.313.340

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Collection type
Photograph
Description
One of the wives of a Kanuri Chief. She is sat in her own home surrounded by her possessions of decorated enamelware, baskets and ceramic bowls. Her hair is set in the typical Kanuri fashion of a single braid on the forehead and a triangular clip at the top.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Borno State; Maiduguri; Konduga
Cultural groups
Kanuri Yerwa
Person
Photographer Edward Shearman Ross
PRM source Sandra Miller Ross
Date / Period
Date of photograph: 09/1966
Acquisition information
Donated: 14/12/2018
Photographic process
Transparency Kodachrome
Dimensions
Image dimension 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.313.340

Search terms: Vessel, Portrait

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