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| Picture No | 12018044 |
| Date | 1922 |
| Description | Mother and baby, Ubiaja, Edo State, Nigeria, West Africa |
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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.
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| Source | Photograph in Peoples of All Nations, edited by J A Hammerton, Harmsworth, No.7, June 1922 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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