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ID number:  BIRRC-D0187
Institution:  Research and Cultural Collections
Named collection:  Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts
Artist / Maker:  Alkali Nguru, Mohammed
Title / Object name:  Borru District Head in ceremonial dress with retainers
Object type:  Painting
Place made:  Bauchi, N. Nigeria
Culture:  Hausa
Date made:  c. 1948
Collector:  Danford, John
Materials:  Watercolour
Measurements:  52 x 72 cm
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Watercolour painting of men on horseback in ceremonial procession. Signed at bottom. The artist was a 14 year old pupil at the Elementary Training Centre, Bauchi. Exhibited: Nigerian Art Exhibition. Lagos. 1948.

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Danford, John

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