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NIGER Old Postcard Senegambie-Niger, Native Bariba Girl

Publisher: Cliche A.P. 25 rue de Trevise Paris
Series No: 19
Faults: Minor crease at top left & bottom right corners
Background: The Bariba people, self designation Baatonu (plural Baatombu), are the principal inhabitants of Borgou Department, Benin, and cofounders of the Borgu kingdom of what is now northeast Benin and northwest Nigeria. The Bariba are concentrated primarily in the north-east of the country, especially around the city of Nikki, which is considered the Bariba capital. They originally migrated from Kwara state Nigeria and were renowned horsmen.

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