Nigeria, Marking on reverse: 'This is a native king and his wife. The name on her hat is her name. Note the amount of gold they are wearing. He is a very wealthy man'.Studio portrait of Dogho Numa and his wife dressed in formal attire. She wears a long dress with ornate jewellery and holds a wide-brimmed hat decorated with her husband's name 'NUMA'. He wears a military-style jacket decorated with medals over a long wrap-around skirt and carries a staff, []. 2000/098/2/119.

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Portrait photograph of an African Chief and his wife

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Size: 3637px × 4884px
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Photo credit: © Bristol Archives/UIG / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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