Bornu Collection

Warrior- Nigeria
Mounted warrior from Bornu, Nigeria

Scenes in the Sahara desert, Africa, 1820
Frederick Horneman reading the Koran to the Berbers of Siwa Oasis 13, a caravan greeting the Sultan of Fezzan 14, and a traveller left behind in the desert

Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu with
Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu along with Kanembu lancer and Munga archer, Kanem-Bornu Empire, 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Audience with the Sultan of Bornu, Kanem-Bornu
Audience with the Sultan of Bornu, 19th century. Visitors sit 100 paces away from the sultan who views them from inside a bamboo cage

Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, Nigeria, West Africa
Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, northern Nigeria, West Africa. One blows a trumpet while the other accompanies him on a drum. 1922

Bornu mounted warrriors (cavalry) in Ceremonial Battle Dress. The Bornu Empire (13801893) was an African state of Nigeria from 1380 to 1893

Sheikh - Nigeria
Sheikh from Bornu, Nigeria

Nigerian Women
Two Shouaa ladies of the Bornu district of Nigeria, one with an infant on her back : both are wearing fashionably striped garments looking surprisingly modern

Nachtigal (Card)
GUSTAV NACHTIGAL German explorer in Africa, notably to Bornu (1869) and Baguirmi (1872) among others

Racial / W Africa / Nigeria
Young woman from Bornu (Nigeria) with a fan made of feathers

WW1 TCHAD
Soldier from Bornu, Tchad, fighting with the French Army during World War One

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