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Portrait photograph of an African Chief and his wife, c.1920s (b/w photo) [2000/098/2/119]

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BRV3509131
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Portrait photograph of an African Chief and his wife, c.1920s (b/w photo) [2000/098/2/119]
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British Empire and Commonwealth Collection, Bristol Archives, UK
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1920 AD - 1929 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

Marking on reverse: 'This is a native king and his wife. The name on her hat is her name. Note the amount of gold they are wearing. He is a very wealthy man'. Studio portrait of Dogho Numa and his wife dressed in formal attire. She wears a long dress with ornate jewellery and holds a wide-brimmed hat decorated with her husband's name 'NUMA'. He wears a military-style jacket decorated with medals over a long wrap-around skirt and carries a staff.

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© Bristol Archives / Verdin Collection / Bridgeman Images
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colony / british commonwealth / british empire / colonialism / social history / photography / colonial / nigeria / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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