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Mural Building at Okwu

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A photograph of a colonnaded building with murals of human figures and a group of people gathered in front.
A building with murals at Okwu, Nigeria. Photographed by Edward Harland Duckworth.

A monochromatic photograph depicting a long, single-story building with a flat roof and a colonnade of vertical support columns. The wall behind the columns features large-scale graphic murals showing repetitive, stylized silhouettes of human figures in dynamic and rhythmic poses. A group of approximately 25 to 35 individuals, including adults and children in varied attire such as light-colored wraps and Western-style shirts and trousers, is gathered in the cleared earthen foreground. The scene is set against a backdrop of dense tropical vegetation, including palm species and broad-leafed trees.

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Onyeka Nwokike

Sep 02, 2026

Edward Harland Duckworth (1894-1972) was a British expatriate officer and the founding editor of Nigeria magazine. Between 1930 and 1944, he held the position of Inspector of Education for scientific instruction.

Onyeka Nwokike

Sep 02, 2026

The photographer's archives include a wide array of early 20th century Nigerian documentation, including paintings, linocuts, and sketches by Nigerian artists such as B.C. Enwonwu and Akinola Lasekan, according to the Papers of Edward Harland Duckworth. These materials, alongside photographic prints, are associated with collections in the Pitt Rivers Museum and other manuscript collections.

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