Nigerian women return from market

Throughout tropical Africa, women dominate small-scale commerce, save for butchery and a few other areas. These Yoruba women show how easily Africans balance large loads on their heads, the best way to support heavy weights and ensure good posture.

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

1963-09

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Africa CD

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Nigerian/Africa

Western Nigeria

Nigeria

2011-05-05

Welch-Ludwig Collection

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