Milk, Hides and Skins of Nigeria

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Artist/Maker	Frederick Okoye (artist)
Place of origin	Nigeria (made)

A scene set in a Nigerian village. In the centre, a man milks a cow; several women then carry the milk in bowls on their heads before transferring it into large metal containers. In the background left, a cow lays on its side with its legs tied with rope, and animal hides are stretched and dried on wooden frames. In the background right, goods are loaded into the back of a truck.

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Categories	Agriculture Folk Art Prints Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Milk, Hides and Skins of Nigeria (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Photo-chromo-lithography Paper Photo Lithography
Brief description	Photo-chromo-lithograph poster, probably state before letterpress. Nigeria, ca.1940.
Physical description	A scene set in a Nigerian village. In the centre, a man milks a cow; several women then carry the milk in bowls on their heads before transferring it into large metal containers. In the background left, a cow lays on its side with its legs tied with rope, and animal hides are stretched and dried on wooden frames. In the background right, goods are loaded into the back of a truck.
Dimensions	Size of sheet height: 14.875in Size of sheet width: 28.75in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Credit line	Given by the Ministry of Information
Subjects depicted	Farming Milk Cows Agricultural Workers Rural
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2161-1946

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O605999/milk-hides-and-skins-of-poster-frederick-okoye/

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