Digital Library - Selected African Holdings
University of Southern California
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USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"Chief's wives beating corn in a mortar" Three women are using long sticks to beat corn in a mortar while another looks on.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"Pauline (aged 15) and her brother - both Catholics" A young woman carries her toddler brother in a wrap on her back at the Shendam Mission.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"The chief on horseback" The chief of Shendam, clothed in long robes, is seated on a horse.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"Beggar violinist - Cap made of leather and ostrich feathers" A robed man plays a stringed instrument. His hat has three sets of feathers sticking up from the top.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"Some of the chief's wives" Close to twenty women are seated on the ground, one holding a small child. The chief of Shendam stands in the background.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"Father Superior of Kano Mission at his writing table" A bearded priest is smoking a pipe and writing on papers on his desk. A bookcase is in the background.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"Shendam market" Four women are kneeling behind bundles of firewood at the market. A tall woven straw wall is behind them.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
"Pigeons at the Mission" A building made of mud brick with a thatched room has pigeons roosting on platforms in front.
USC: University of Southern California · 1923 English
Father Eugène Sirlinger is standing in front of a cabinet in his home. Various furnishing can be seen.