IDNO

T.172896.PH

Description

On Manual Listing: "Batagarawa and neighbourhood - the Katsina village which is the subject of 'Rural Hausa'.
27G. High walls so women cannot be seen." [Hill's caption]

Hill suggests elsewhere that the high walls are necessary so that women in seclusion cannot be easily seen. [LB 14/08/2024]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

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.