Cataloged as “Men's Dance Troupe at Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of University of Ibadan Celebration, Ibadan, Western State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2584
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