- Published by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Eyamba V, Nigerian
- Interview of
- Goldie, Hugh
- Date
- 1842-1845
- Medium
- ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (long clipping): 6 3/8 × 2 1/16 in. (16.2 × 5.3 cm)
- H x W (map clipping): 4 × 4 1/8 in. (10.2 × 10.4 cm)
- H x W (Image): 2 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (7.5 × 7.9 cm)
- Description
- Two article clippings with an engraved color image. The article (a) describes, from the Western European perspective of Presbyterian missionary, Hugh Goldie, the funeral ceremonies, termed "Devil-making," for the late King Eyamba. One clipping (b) depicts a contextual map of Old Calabar; there is columned writing on its reverse side. An engraved drawing (c) of Efik Africans depicts two seated women, one wearing a white robe, the other in a blue robe with a baby on her back, flanking two men. The man on the left carries a bow and arrows, the man on the right wears a head-wrap and yellow sash-tied robe. He holds a spear in his proper left hand. A tall green-leaf palm tree is drawn behind the men.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place depicted
- Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- clippings
- publications
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.46.8.5abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




