Group Portrait, Lagos
place: label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Lagos (Nigeria)
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content: West African photographs
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Print (albumen., b&w, 15 x 10 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: [between 1877-1895]
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated by Enrica Sturani, 1995.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170046
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Group portrait of two men and five boys dressed for a ball taken before a canvas backdrop, Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. Prominent among their costumes are their hats, each of which has a stick affixed to either side of the head. Accompanying inscription reads. "The Devil's Horn (Fancy Ball Dresses)." Photographer unknown.