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Bruno Barbey - NIGERIA.
Ibusa village. The deceased clan chief Obi Ijeh of Idumuoghu, duabed in chalk to symbolise purity.
Benin.
Near Kano. A baobab tree.
Katsina. Fierce tribesmen of the Katsina state.
Lagos. Upper class Yoruba families going to church.
Lagos.
Near Ibadan. A Yoruba school.
Near Ibadan. Yoruba, one of the two largest ethnic groups of Nigeria.
Near Onitcha. A tribu Cheiftain.
Cabar. The hyperrealistic work of a sculptor decorating a house.
Ibusa. Villagers of Ibusa during mourning ceremonies for pay tribute to their deceased clan chief.a
Near Ibadan. Shanty house.
A Nok terracotta statue, probably used by Nok farmers to insure a good harvest.
Lagos. Reading the Daily Times. There are some 15 daily newspapers, several in vernacular languages.
Lagos. A Golede mask being parade through the streets of Lagos.
Warri region. A skilled worker in the Gulf oil rig.
Near Onitsha. A local tribe king sitting below portraits of himself and other world leaders.
BENIN. Tribe ceremonies, evoking the glory of the past.
Maiduguri. The famous "mammy wagons" a kind of local taxi-truck along the roads of the north.
Kano. The son of the Emire (Sultan) of Kano.
Abeokuta. The decorated palace of Abaka.
Koton Karifi. A bridge spanning the Niger River between the north and the wouth of the country.
Lagos.
Koton Karifi. A bridge spanning the Niger River between the north and the wouth of the country.
Near Kano. Spectators during a traditional fair.
Aba. Ibo chuldren in school.
Near Ibadan. Yoruba, one of the two largest ethnic groups of Nigeria. Traditional ceremonies.
Near Jos. A barren farmland.
NIGERIA. 1978.
Koton Karifi. A bridge spanning the Niger River between the north and the wouth of the country.
Cabar. Decorated Christians tombs.
Near Kano.
Ibadan. In front of a hairdresser.
NIGERIA. Near Ibadan. A shanty housing. 1978.
Near Lagos. Members of the Grubin and Seaphin sects during open air ceremony.
Lagos.
Aba. Young Ibo tribe children in school learning to read.
Near Calabar. A market day along the river.
Lagos. After the Sunday mass, waiting for a driving home.
The Chief of Ibusa tribe outside his home.
Benin. Benin tribe ceremonies, evoking the glories of the past.
Lagos. Upper class Yoruba families going to church.
Near Jos. A Fulani shepherd.
Lagos. The famous afro singer FELA Anikulapo-Kuti in his home.
Katsina. A Haussa tribesman.
Near Warri. Election posters on shanty homes.
A classic bronze headpiece of the IEE culture dating to 1200 AD.
Cabar. Decorated Christians tombs.
Zaria, one of the oldes Haussa cities in the Northern Nigeria.
Ibusa village. The deceased clan chief Obi Ijeh of Idumuoghu, duabed in chalk to symbolise purity.
Warri region. A Gulf Oil rig, located in the mangrove swaps of the Niger river Delta.
Lagos. The house of FELA Anikulapo-Kuti, famous Nigerian afro singer.
Ibadan suburbs. Vendors in the streets.
Ibusa village. The Ibusa mask is a meeting point of the spirits that dwell in the other world.
Lagos.
Lagos.
Warri region. The delta of the Niger river.
Zaria, one of the oldes Haussa cities in the Northern Nigeria.
Lagos. Slums in the neighbourhood of Lagos.
Near Calabar.
NIGERIA. Dahomey.
NIGERIA. Dahomey.
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