IDNO

N.13028.GIJ


Description

The Ohafia war dance iri agha. A man carrying a headhunters trophy (oyaya) on his head. The trophy is decorated with feathers attached to two animal skulls, two small woven baskets/bowls and metalwork, animal fur at either end. He is wearing a plaid cloth around his waist and holding a whick in one hand. Adults and children are standing behind him. Building with corrugated iron roof at right.


Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Eastern Nigeria


Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; Ohaffia


Named Person


Photographer

Jones, Gwilliam Iwan (known as G.I.)


Collector / Expedition


Date

1932 - 1939


Collection Name

Jones Collection


Source

Jones, Gwilliam Iwan (known as G.I.)


Format

Film Negative Black & White


Primary Documentation


Other Information

This negative was kept in a film storage album labled “Misc” by G. I. Jones, and numbered “C10/” by the cataloguer.

Publication: Same image published on John McCall’s G.I. Jones website with the following information:
1. Index to Ohafia/Abam Igbo
2. The Ohafia War Dance (iri agha)
3. Ohafia war dancer with headboard (oyaya) (1st image).
[Source: www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/, AF 1/10/2007]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Alicia Fentiman 12/2/2008]


FM:147678

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