OzikoroThe Representation of Igbo Women in Early Colonial Photography: A Focus on Northcote Thomas’s Work
The Igbo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria and Africa, have a rich cultural heritage that has been documented through various mediums. Among these are the photographs of Igbo women captured by British anthropologist Northcote Thomas between 1910 and 1911 during his ethnographic surveys. These photographs, now preserved and some colourized, provide…