Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Igbo Photographic Album
Connie
EEPA.1997-006
Archival Resource Key
19 Photographic prints
dupe prints (1 v.)
black & white
8 x 10 in.
192 Photographic prints
silver gelatin (1 album)
black & white
16 x 21 cm. or smaller
192 Negatives (photographic)
dupe negs
black & white
4 x 5 in.
1923-1925
Photographs compiled in an album by the wife (Connie) of a British official (T. or Tim) who was stationed in Onitsha on the Niger River from 1923 through 1925. Onitsha was the headquarters of the Onitsha Province, which comprised the divisions of Onitsha, Enugu, Obolo, Awgu and Awka. The region is settled by the Igbo peoples. The album contains numerous images of Igbo peoples, as well as pictures of the British and their lifestyles.
English
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Arrangement note
Arranged in order of album.
Conditions Governing Use
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Custodial History note
Purchased, 1996. Conserved through a preservation grant funded by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee, 2006.
Preferred Citation
Igbo Photographic Album, EEPA 1997-0006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Africa
Photographic prints
Igbo (African people)
Onitsha (Nigeria)
Awka (Nigeria)
Enugu (Nigeria)
Black-and-white photographs
Nigeria
Connie
Igbo Masquerade: [photograph], Nigeria
Archival Resource Key
1 Print
silver gelatin.
b&w
8.5 x 8.5 cm.
[between 1923-1925]
Scope and Contents
An Igbo masquerade with several accompanying musicians, between 1923-1925. Photographer unknown.
Africa
Nigeria
Igbo (African people)
Igbo Wrestler's Parade: [photograph], Nigeria
Archival Resource Key
1 Print
silver gelatin.
b&w
6 x 10 cm.
[between 1923-1925]
Africa
Nigeria
Igbo (African people)
Hausa Quarter in an Igbo Town: [photograph], Nigeria
Archival Resource Key
1 Print
silver gelatin.
b&w
7 x 11 cm.
[between 1923-1925]
Africa
Nigeria
Hausa (African people)
British Colonial Official on Tour in Igbo Country: [photograph], Nigeria
Archival Resource Key
1 Print
silver gelatin.
b&w
6 x 10.5 cm.
[between 1923-1925]
Africa
Nigeria
Hausa (African people)
Ibgo Man: [photograph], Nigeria
Archival Resource Key
1 Print
silver gelatin.
b&w
10.5 x 6 cm.
[between 1923-1925]
Africa
Nigeria
Hausa (African people)