Context (CMS Context)
Publications by G.I. Jones: Jones, G. I., 1984. The Art of Eastern Nigeria. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press.
Jones, G. I., 1989. Ibo Art. Shire Ethnography. Shire Publications.
Event Date 10/6/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (CMS Context)
Gwilyam Iwan 'G.I.' Jones (1904 - 1995) was a colonial officer in southern Nigeria from 1926 to 1946, before becoming Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College. He undertook further periods of fieldwork and published major books on southern Nigeria that are still highly regarded for their sensitivity to historical complexity.
For more than twenty years, MAA has cared for Jones’ exceptionally rich photographic archive, which documents the great masquerade traditions and other aspects of the culture of the region. In February 2013 the Museum acquired part of Jones’ personal collection of artefacts, assembled over the decades he worked in Igboland, the Cross River and other regions. The group of masks, carvings and other works represent vital aspects of belief, history and art over the middle twentieth century.
The G.I. Jones collection of West African material was purchased on February 1 2014 from his widow Ursula Jones who generously allowed MAA to select from G.I.’s personal collection in her home. Purchase funded partly through donations by Jesus College, John Goodliffe, Margaret Risbeth and the Wenbam Smith Family (as of June 3 2014).
Event Date 10/6/2014
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Female figure, brass. Set on an oblong wooden base the female is wearing a skirt but no top and carries a child on her hip. Condition: Good.
Event Date 10/6/2014
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Written on the bottom of the base [in pencil]: 'To AGJ'.
Event Date 23/6/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden

Description (Physical description)
Figure of a woman and child made from brass. She is depicted wearing a long skirt, with a swirled pattern filled with small dots, and a necklace. She is stood with her arms slightly outstretched, and is carrying a child on her left hip. The woman is stood on a wooden rectangular base.
Event Date 15/10/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff