IDNO

P.39311.NWT

Description

Within image on number board: “679”.

A local woman stands outside houses, spinning cotton. A man stands next to her holding his clothing, bunched up into his head. [VS 11/11/14]

The woman's hat suggests title status. [JB 11/11/2014]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; ?Okpe

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Thomas, Northcote Whitridge

Collector / Expedition

Date

1909 - 1913

Collection Name

Northcote Thomas Collection

Source

Thomas, Northcote Whitridge

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

This print was previously stored in a drawer. The cataloguer has marked the drawer C72/ and the envelope in which this print was kept C72/1/.

No Blench and Alexander catalogue record found for this photographic print.

The cataloguer suggests Okpe as a location since although this print has no Blench and Alexander catalogue, the others in the sequence which do are all recorded as Okpe.