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Anthropology and Ethnography Photos

Asaba-Onitsha: Portrait, taken by a Royal Niger Company employee between 1886 and 1895.

An unidentified group portrait, taken by a Royal Niger Company employee between 1886 and 1895. Based on similar photos, the individuals may be from the Asaba or Onitsha area. Source: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. This group portrait was taken between 1886 and 1895 by an employee of the Royal Niger Company. Although the individuals…
January 15, 20250Comments

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Historical Studies Photos

Omu Nwagboka: The Last Female Leader of Onicha and Her Legacy in Women’s Authority

Unidentified women photographed by Henry Crosse with the Royal Niger Company, c. 1886–1895. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. It is plausible to identify the woman on the left as Omu Nwagboka, the last Omu of Onicha (Onitsha). Omu Nwagboka Omu Nwagboka was a prominent and wealthy trader, appointed as Omu in 1884 by Obi Anazonwu, the…
January 13, 20250Comments

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