Title
Wealth earned through the palm oil trade in the Niger Delta region financed a fashion for painted cement memorials where the deceased were depicted with the symbols of Christianity and European affluence
Caption
Wealth earned through the palm oil trade in the Niger Delta region financed a fashion for painted cement memorials where the deceased were depicted with the symbols of Christianity and European affluence, Note the European hairstyle and jewellery in this example. Nigeria. Ibibio. early 1960s. Ikot Ekpene, Calabar region.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A28_155
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