Oba Ovonramwen in exile

Photographer unknownc. 1897

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
Washington, DC, United States

Old Calabar, Nigeria
Photographer unknown, c. 1897
Postcard, collotype
13.5 x 8.7 cm (5 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
EEPA 1992-004-0051
A photograph of the exiled oba, possibly seated in a Calabar studio, circulated as a postcard in Africa and England.

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Title: Oba Ovonramwen in exile
Creator: Photographer unknown
Date Created: c. 1897
Location Created: Old Calabar, Nigeria
Subject Keywords: Alonge

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