Nigeria. Enugu State. Enugu. Saturday morning mass at " Little Sisters of the Poor. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home. Home for the Elderly.". Portrait of an old Igbo woman wearing on her back a locket with a portrait of Jesus Christ. The woman wears a golden head tie which is a women's cloth head scarf. The head tie is used as an ornamental head covering or fashion accessory, or for functionality in different settings. Its use or meaning can vary depending on the country and/or...
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Nigeria. Enugu State. Enugu. Saturday morning mass at " Little Sisters of the Poor. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home. Home for the Elderly.". Portrait of an old Igbo woman wearing on her back a locket with a portrait of Jesus Christ. The woman wears a golden head tie which is a women's cloth head scarf. The head tie is used as an ornamental head covering or fashion accessory, or for functionality in different settings. Its use or meaning can vary depending on the country and/or religion of those who wear it. The head tie is called gele in Nigeria. On the wall, a crucifix which is an image of Jesus on the cross. The representation of Jesus himself on the cross is referred to as the corpus (Latin for "body"). Enugu is the capital of Enugu State, located in southeastern Nigeria. 13.07.19 © 2019 Didier Ruef
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