The Scotsman – Thursday 08 November 1956
Queen’s Album
Many of the events in which the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh took part during the Royal tour of Nigeria earlier this year will be recalled to Her Majesty’s memory by an album of photographs which is to be presented to her tomorrow. The presentation is being made by the Commissioner for Nigeria, Mr Matthew Mbu, on behalf of the Federal Government, in commemoration of the visit.
To-day, Mr Mbu kindly allowed journalists to see the album and the beautifully carved ebony casket in which it will be presented. Both have been made by Nigerians using Nigerian materials. The album. bound in royal blue leather, has the Nigerian arms embossed in gold on the front and contains 25 pictures covering the highlights of the tour.
The photographs, taken by photographers of the Research and Information Ministry of Nigeria, are some of the finest examples of colour photography ever seen. A well-known Nigerian craftsman, Felix Idubor, executed the carvings on the casket of figures and animals representing different parts of the country. The casket’s key is made from gold mined in Nigeria.
