Janus: Institute of Education Collection

RCS/Y3011U/1-116 contains:
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68-72	Approved Institute for boys. Ishere, Nigeria
73-93	West Africans train for responsible posts, work of the Higher College
94	EvN 29-39 Woodcarving at Kings College, Lagos, Nigeria
95	EvN 1a-36 Bookbinding lesson at the Holy Cross School at Lagos, Nigeria
96	The main figure of the seven holy bronzes of Tada, Nigeria
97	EvN 9-37 The head of the most beautiful of the seven holy figures of Tada, Nigeria
98	EVN 14-32 A students [sic] of the Chief of the Brasscasters of the Oba of Benin [i.e. Benin City], working at a figure in wax for casting
99	Chief of the Woodcarvers of the Oba of Benin [i.e. Benin City] examining a carving of one of his pupi[ls]
100	EvN 6-12 A Yoruba mask worn at the traditional festival of Egugun
101	The innumerable stone figures of Esie, Nigeria
102	EvN 11-18 [The stone figures of Esie, 1940s]
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Institute of Education Collection

Title	EvN 9-37 The head of the most beautiful of the seven holy figures of Tada, Nigeria
Reference	Y3011U/97
Creator	Lubinski, Margot, fl 1940-1949, photographer
Covering Dates	1940–1949 (Dated '1940s' in the original typescript catalogue.)
Extent and Medium	Good condition.

Content and context

Close-up view of the head of one of the bronzes. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'We can see clearly the perfect art of the scuptor [sic] who made the statue in copper bronze centuries ago. It is not known who is represented by the statue, not waht [sic] people made it'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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Indexed

Index Terms

Africa

Nigeria

Lubinski, Margot (fl 1940-1949) photographer

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