Wedding, 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 20 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 1995-170033
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Group portrait of a wedding party, Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. The bride and groom are seated. The women, dressed in white, are either standing immediately to the rear of the pair or are seated to the sides of the couple. The men, dressed in black coats, are behind the women and are mostly standing. Accompanying inscription reads, "Wedding at Lagos." Photographer unknown.