A Calabar Chief , late 19th century (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS2-006) (cropped)

A Calabar Chief , late 19th century
Image of the 'Adadama Chief, Old Calibar'. The chief, in the foreground of the picture, is seated in the open air wearing a robe on his lower half and items of gold jewellery. A group of villagers are visible in the background and behind them are thatched huts.; Adadama is situated in Nigeria, formerly Calabar. Mary Slessor spent many years working as a missionary in Calabar.
Photographer: Unknown
Filename: imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS2-006.tif
Coverage date: circa 1880
Part of collection: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Type: images
Part of subcollection: Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh, U.K., ca.1900-ca.1940s
Repository name: Centre for the Study of World Christianity
Archival file: impaunpub_Volume7/1280.url
Repository address: The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom
Geographic subject (country): Nigeria
Format (aacr2): 1 lantern slide : 8 x 8 cm.
Rights: Contact the repository for details.
Part of series: Mary Slessor LS2
Repository email: [email protected]
Subject (lcsh Keyword): tribes; village communities
Date created: circa 1880
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Subject (aat genre): group portraits
Format (aat): lantern slides
Legacy record ID: impa-m68150
Access conditions: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity/research/centres/world-christianity/collections-resources
File: GB 237 CSWC47/LS2/6