Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Photograph |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC FD |
Catalog Number |
OMC FD.004.003.019 |
Date |
1900s |
Description |
Black and white copy of a photograph of an African chieftain and a boy. The chieftain is wearing a beaded collar on a bare chest, fabric wrapped around is waist like a sarong and tied on the side, striped socks and patterned shoes. He is wearing a top hat and holding a staff. His foot is resting on the step of a platform holding a chair that would be used by a shoe shiner. |
Provenance |
The image was found to be a copy of a 1900s postcard titled, "Calabar Chief" from Nigeria. It was used to illustrate a donation of a similar necklace in our collection. |
Print Size |
12.4cm x 16.2cm |
Search Terms |
Africa Beading Chief Necklace Nigeria Shoe Shining Staff Top Hat |