Nigerian Pothenates.Queen of Iddo, in Ondo Pronvince. Unlike the Mohammedan Hausas, the Yorubas, many of whom are Christians, take their womenfolk into their confidence. The Queen accompanies her husband to public functions, and although she will not express an opinion in public she is believed to be a power behind the throne. March 25, 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press).