Portrait of Chief Long John sitting in state with his family, Bonny

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Original caption reads "Long John. After death. (Chief of Bonny)." This print also appears in the W.H. Himbury Photographic Album, EEPA 1995-0024-037 with the caption "Late slaver Chief [Henry] Long John, sitting in state after death. Principal wives and eldest son around him. Bonny. N.C.P." Published in "African Photographer J.A. Green" edited by Martha G. Anderson and Lisa Aronson, page 168 with the description, "When J.A. Green photographed Chief Ofori Long John's funeral, the Ibani Ijo were still practicing the funerary custom (tanda) of presenting the corpse of local elite seated and dressed in their finest attire for public viewing. His son, Henry Obulu, supports the jaw of his father to assert his position as the rightful heir to the chieftancy seat.".

Collection

Nigeria photograph album

Catalog date

ca. 1890s

Recorded places

Bonny (Nigeria)

Cataloged creator or photographer

Green, J. A. (Jonathan Adagogo), 1873-1905

Format and extent

1 Photographic print (B/W)

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