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Bafut woman and child, 1941-09

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043BB/387

Scope and Contents

46 x 95 mm. 'A Bafut woman with her child, these women all wear numerous necklaces of large beads with the largest and longest bead in the centre. Some of the beads are really old and said to come from Genoa and each could purchase 10 slaves each. All these women have cowrie shells suspended from their girdles in front' [historic caption].

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-09

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2011-02-18 16:11:58+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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