Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Group Portrait, Lagos
[between 1877-1895]
Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
- Collection
- West African photographs
- Catalog date
- [between 1877-1895]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Lagos (Nigeria)
- Format and extent
- 1 Print (albumen., b&w, 15 x 10 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170046
Collection: West African photographs