Group photograph of Mary Slessor and the Ekenge people. Mary Slessor is standing between Ma Eme and Chief Edem. Seated on the grass to the front are a group of children and a number of men. The group are pictured outside a thatched house. Ma Eme of Ekenge was the sister of Chief Edem of Ekenge. Ma Eme became a friend of Mary Slessor, the Scottish missionary, and often helped her in her work rescuing babies, women and slaves. Ekenge is located within later day Nigeria.
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