IDNO

LS.125291.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: "Arts, Crafts. Nigeria.
Emir of Illorim (Fulani) on the occasion of the presentation of Ceremonial Staff to minor chiefs by the Resident."

View of the "Emir of Ilorin, Sulaymanu dan Aliyu, on the occasion of the presentation of Ceremonial Staff to minor chiefs – district head - by the Resident commissioner.
Certain distinction can be noted between the Emirs and the district chiefs: the emir is sitting on a chair while the newly appointed district heads sit on the floor; the emir is wearing a threaded wide brimmed hat over his turban while the district heads wear only a turban." [Information provided by Fadoju, Rethinking Relationships Research, JD 02/12/2020]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Northern Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Fulani

Named Person

Sulaymanu dan Aliyu, Emir of Illorin

Photographer

Tremearne, Arthur John Newman (Major)

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1900

Collection Name

Teaching Slide Collection

Source

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Context: This image was researched by Fadoju as part of the 'Rethinking Relationships Research Outputs - Nigeria', Horniman Museum, who provided the following information: "This is a photograph of the Emir of Ilorin, Sulaymanu dan Aliyu, on the occasion of the presentation of Ceremonial Staff to minor chiefs – district head - by the Resident commissioner.
Sulaymanu dan Aliyu who was the sixth Emir of Ilorin was the ruler of Ilorin when Thubman Goldie of Royal Niger Company imposed a treaty on Ilorin after a period of sustained armed resistance against Niger Coast Constabulary Force. Ilorin subsequently came under British control, and effectively became part of Northern Nigeria Protectorate on 5 March 1897.
From the photograph, certain distinction can be noted between the Emirs and the district chiefs: the emir is sitting on a chair while the newly appointed district heads sit on the floor; the emir is wearing a threaded wide brimmed hat over his turban while the district heads wear only a turban." [Information provided by Fadoju, JD 02/12/2020]