Black and white lantern slides of a fallen silk cotton tree (Kapok) in Calabar. A group of children stands along the trunk whilst a single figure stands further up on the exposed root of the tree. Palm trees stand in the background. Such large silk cotton trees grew in Calabar, and were thought to be the abode of witches in some traditional beliefs. This slide comes from a set on mission, culture and industry in Calabar, southeast Nigeria generated by the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland (which was incorporated with the Church of Scotland in 1929.)
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lantern slides 8.2 x 8.2cm lantern slides photographs
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