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Soldiers of the Northern Nigeria Regiment in traditional Hausa costume, 1902

Photograph, West Africa, 1902.

The Hausa are a largely Muslim people from what is now northern Nigeria and south eastern Niger. There are also significant numbers found in regions of modern-day Sudan, Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Chad and smaller communities scattered throughout West Africa.

From an album of 145 photographs associated with the Nigeria Regiment and West Africa, 1901-1902.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1969-04-48-79

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, London

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1969-04-48-79

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