Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Group portrait, Fernando Po [Bioko], Equatorial Guinea
[between 1877-1895]
Africa; Fernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)
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 eight males, members of the Fernando Po, between 1877-1895. The are dressed in loin clothes and, with the exception of a boy sitting on the ground, wide brimmed hats. All are carrying what appears to be walking sticks. One man is seated on a chair. All others are standing. Accompanying inscription reads, "Natives of Fernando Po." Photographer unknown.
- Collection
- West African photographs
- Catalog date
- [between 1877-1895]
- Recorded places
- Africa; Fernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)
- Format and extent
- 1 Print (albumen., b&w, 10 x 14 cm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170048
Collection: West African photographs