IDNO

T.172864.PH

Description

On Manual Listing: "Batagarawa and neighbourhood - the Katsina village which is the subject of 'Rural Hausa'.
2. P.H. [Polly Hill] Always thought of Bata [Batagarawa] (henceforth I abbreviate) as a 'miniature city'. As all the women were in Muslim seclusion and never went out of their houses during the day, except on special occasions, the walls were very high to prevent prying eyes from the road outside. (This seclusion was an innovation recently imposed by men in an attempt to impress those in the city.)" [Hill's caption]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Northern Nigeria; Katsina State; Batagarawa

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Polly Hill

Photographer

Hill, Polly

Collector / Expedition

Date

1967

Collection Name

Polly Hill Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.172863.PH - T.173051.PH were located in a cardboard box, now numbered C773/.

T.172863.PH - T.172925.PH were located in a cream envelope, now numbered C773/1.