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photographic print
(black and white)
;
album
Object Type
photographic print
(black and white)
album
Museum number
Af,A155.27
Description
Photograph (black and white); from an album; Himia, a Kru servant of Charles Partridge standing with folded arms; wearing a striped lower wrap and T-shirt. Cross River, Obubura Hill District, Nigeria. 1903. Gelatin silver print
Producer name
Photographed by:
Charles Partridge
Production date
1903
Production place
Photographed in:
Umon
Materials
paper
Technique
photographic process
Dimensions
Height:
11 centimetres
Width:
8 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
There are sixteen albums, one official diary of Partridge's first tour in Southern Nigeria 1901-1902, two books of newspaper cuttings and several miscellaneous letters in this collection.
Photographs from Af,A155 were taken during Partridge's second tour 1903-1904; Aro-Chuku District and Cross River (Obubura Hill District) Nigeria.
Bibliographic references
Partridge 1905 / Cross River natives : being some notes on the primitive pagans of Obubura hill district, Southern Nigeria, including a description of the circles of upright sculptured stones on the left bank of the Aweyong River.
Location
Not on display
Condition
little faded
Subjects
garment
Associated places
Associated with:
Cross River State
Associated with:
Umon
Associated ethnic name
Representation of:
West African Peoples
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Charles Partridge
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af,A155.27