Bafut woman and child, 1941-09
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
- From the Fonds: Dalrymple, Thomas Hardie, b. 1900 (physician) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2011-02-18 16:11:58+00:00
Repository Details
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