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Oba Ovonramwen in exile

Photographer unknownc. 1897

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

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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