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Market Scene with Yams

A photograph depicting a market scene with yams on the ground and people standing nearby.
A market scene showing yams laid out on the ground. British Museum, No: Af,B54.34.

A monochromatic gelatin silver print depicting a market scene where numerous yams are laid out on the granular ground. A group of men, women, and children stand to the right, wearing draped fabrics wrapped around their torsos and waists, with some individuals carrying containers on their heads. The background features small structures with steeply pitched thatched roofs supported by wooden poles.

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Onyeka Nwokike

Oct 14, 2026

J Stöcker (also known as Stocker), active 1880 to 1939, produced this print in Nigeria (Collections Online | British Museum).

Onyeka Nwokike

Oct 14, 2026

Ichi facial markings, traditional Igbo hairstyles, Uli body paint, and Okigwe appear in related prints by Stöcker.

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