Thomas, during his 1909-1915 surveys in southeastern Nigeria, documented Igbo land tenure systems firsthand, deliberations like "Izu o ala," highlighting pre-colonial conflict resolution mechanisms that emphasized consensus over individual ownership.
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25 Oct. 1905. [Ibibio] Bridge (about 220 yards long) over Eduem stream [Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria].
PHOTO CREDIT: Charles Stanley Partridge
#IbibioHistory #AfricanArchitecture #NigerianHistory #AkwaIbom #ColonialPhotography
Sculptures and relief designs in the walls of ‘Ochiche’s house’, Agulu, present-day Anambra State, Nigeria. Photographed by Northcote W. Thomas in 1911. #IgboArt
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And just for context: Bringau also sold vile sets of "humorous" postcards depicting North African families as monkeys... #FrenchColonialism #ColonialPhotography #Orientalism 🗃️📷
This sepia-coloured postcard also shows a black and white photograph. It shows the same room, which, from this perspective, is clearly recognisable as a barred window in a wall. A North African woman, in traditional, light-coloured clothes, is standing to the right of the window, with her right hand on the bars, her left hand on her hips. She is looking to the left. In the room is another North African woman, again in light-coloured clothes. She is stroking her face with her right hand and seems to be looking down. Above the image, it says: "Algérie - Femmes Arabes".
Other postcards of the same set show the wider context which makes it seem less sinister - though I'd still like to know more about the depicted women. But it was the 1st image that was chosen to advertise for the company in newspapers! #ColonialPhotography 🗃️📷
Very grainy black and white photograph, published in a newspaper, showing a North African woman, in light-coloured clothes, sitting in a room, her head in her left hand, eyes closed. The room and the woman are viewed from behind bars. Below the image, it says: "Cartes Postales Illustrées en noir et couleurs, Collection J. Bringau, 7, Boulevard de France, Alger". Available via Gallica: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5586174x/f26.item
There are some really strange adverts in #ColonialNewspapers: This 1909 advert - for postcards by J. Bringau in Algiers - was published in several North African newspapers. It shows a very sad-looking Algerian woman. Who bought this postcard & who was it sent to? #Orientalism #ColonialPhotography 📷🗃️
