Lamak by a gateway. Each course in the wall would have been laid on a separate day. Long grass on roof, rice straw on wall. The strain of rice used then had a much longer stalk than modern varieties.
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Lorry park, Ilorin (pots)
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/548/002
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35mm slide: Hotel room
object | ARC/BAL/005/265
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Black and white negative of buildings among trees next to river with canoes pulled up on bank
object | ARC/GUP/006/042/001
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Black and white print of Wai Wai tribe member among trees next to intricate tree trunk
object | ARC/GUP/003/011/002
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