Grinding and pounding cassava near Ibadan
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Black and white negative of ships with large masts docked in port with people on boat
Exhibition poster: Welcome to the Prehistoric World of Dinomites
Black and white medium format negative of man standing in front of group of villagers and their houses
The Horniman Museum New Lecture Hall and Library. Drawing 49
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