(AFRICA) Westcott Joan Nigerian Crafts

Sale 2068 - Lot 99

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(AFRICA.) Westcott, Joan. Nigerian Crafts. 67 original 5x5 glossy photographs mounted to an 47-page typed manuscript. The title-page reads: "The following photographs of Nigerian Crafts were taken in 1956-57 by Joan (Mrs. Roger) Westcott and the notes were prepared by her in 1958. A duplicate series of prints for copying was made at the Museum in 1958 (copying for Museum useonly);" then in ink: "Original captions in 1957-10 accession envelope." should be seen. Nigeria and New York, 1958

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Probably unique study of Nigerian crafts, beautifully illustrated. In a particularly interesting series on weaving, the subject, a Muslim woman, progressively covers herself up as she realizes she is being photographed. Joan Westcott was married to Roger Westcott, a professor of West-African languages. We were unable to determine what museum is referred to.