M0005685: A member of the Ekpe Society in the costume of Ekpe, a spirit who presides at society ceremonies, southern Nigeria

Previous title, replaced November 2021: An Ekkpe or Egbo; Ejagham Ekoi, South of Nigeria

Reproduction of two photographs of a member of the Ekpe secret society dressed in the costume of Ekpe (also known as Mgbe). The photographs were published in Talbot, P. A.: The peoples of Southern Nigeria: a sketch of their history, ethnology and languages, Volume III, London: Oxford University Press, 1926. Copies of the book images were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10940 and PHO 10941).

23 September 1938

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.