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Igbo notables and Ozo staff, 1900-1915.

Women of Arochukwu, 1903

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Onitsha people, 1905-11

People of Onitsha shot by Robert Mcwhirter, 1905-11.

Igbo woman wearing a wig

Young married woman from Achalla Awka wearing a wig, north-central Igbo area, Nigeria. Photo: K. C. Murray, 1939.

Igbo people taken to Jamaica

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Boy from Umuahia

A boy with chalk patterns on his body, Umuahia, Eastern Nigeria, ca. 1925. Shot by Emily Godfrey. USC Digital Library.

Decorated Igbo men

Young men of the ogbolo age-grade, with uli and fine hairstyles, Achalla Awka, north central-Igbo area, Nigeria. Photo: K. C. Murray, 1939.