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Item 4. Northern Nigeria. Historical Notes on certain Emirates and Tribes.

Item

Title
Item 4. Northern Nigeria. Historical Notes on certain Emirates and Tribes.
Institution
University of Oxford
Collection Title
Temple Papers
Collector(s)
Olive Temple, C.L. Temple
Rhodes House Library
Description/Scope and Content
This collection includes the papers of Olive Temple and Charles Lindsay Temple. The 'Historical Notes on Certain Emirates and Tribes' of Northern Nigeria booklet contains songs in praise of Yagi (p. 29), the song of Kanajeji (p. 30), of Galadima (p. 31), in praise of Sarki (p. 33), Kwoshi (p. 36), Dabo (p. 43), Abdulahi (p. 44), as well as many other proverbs and snippets of songs scattered throughout.
Date
1909
Location
Bodleian Library (formerly Rhodes House Library)
Identifier
MS. Afr. s. 1531 / Item 4
Language
English
Extent
1 item
Collection Type
archival collection
Level of Processing
Mixed Processing
Type of Materials/Format
paper-manuscripts
Usage
Medium (Occasional exhibit or research/educational use)
Item sets
Oxford