Mother and baby, Ubiaja, Edo State, Nigeria, West Africa
Mother and baby of Ubiaja, Edo State, Nigeria, West Africa (then in the British Empire). The baby is covered in chalk to ward off disease and magic. The arrow-shaped scarring on the side of the woman's face is the Esha (Esan) tribal mark
Picture No
12018044
Media ID
47658801
Size
3630px x 5479px
(8.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph in Peoples of All Nations, edited by J A Hammerton, Harmsworth, No.7, June 1922
Date
1922
