CHIEF
👑 Chief in Shendam (Eastern Nigeria) — 1935
📍 Africa » Nigeria » Plateau State » Shendam (Pedel)
🗓️ Year: 1935
🖋️ Caption on image: “Chef de Tribu ‘at home’”
Dressed in richly patterned robes and seated in quiet authority, this 1935 portrait of a tribal chief from Shendam, in Plateau State, Nigeria, captures the elegance and dignity of traditional leadership. With a ceremonial staff in one hand and a pipe in the other, the chief sits composed under thatched roofs, surrounded by the symbols of office and heritage.
Shendam, one of the oldest settlements in Plateau State, has long been a crossroads of cultures, languages, and royal lineages. This image, likely produced for colonial documentation or postcards, freezes a moment where African identity and leadership were being visually preserved—even as external forces sought to redefine them.
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📍 Africa » Nigeria » Plateau State » Shendam (Pedel)
🗓️ Year: 1935
🖋️ Caption on image: “Chef de Tribu ‘at home’”
Dressed in richly patterned robes and seated in quiet authority, this 1935 portrait of a tribal chief from Shendam, in Plateau State, Nigeria, captures the elegance and dignity of traditional leadership. With a ceremonial staff in one hand and a pipe in the other, the chief sits composed under thatched roofs, surrounded by the symbols of office and heritage.
Shendam, one of the oldest settlements in Plateau State, has long been a crossroads of cultures, languages, and royal lineages. This image, likely produced for colonial documentation or postcards, freezes a moment where African identity and leadership were being visually preserved—even as external forces sought to redefine them.
📸 Have ancestral portraits or rare photographs of chiefs, royalty, or traditional African society?
Upload them to OldPik.com and help safeguard our visual heritage for generations to come.
🏷️ #Shendam #PlateauState #TraditionalChief #NigerianHistory #AfricanRoyalty #VintageAfrica #OldNigeria #OldPik
Adulto
Novia
Rostro
Femenino
Muebles
Cabeza
Masculino
Hombre
Naturaleza
Al aire libre
Persona
Fotografía
Retrato
Boda
Mujer
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