IDNO

N.13058.GIJ

Description

A Tiv pottery head featuring a humanised appearance. The eyes are incised and there are scarification marks on the side of the face, an elongated nose, lips, a protruding chin, and ears. The head is incised with a raised and elaborate hairstyle resembling plaits.

The Pitt River’s Museum label is visible in the photograph, noting "Pottery head in which a spirit may dwell. Tiv Benue Province, N. Nigeria. d.d. Capt. R. M. Downes, 1933."

Physical Condition: Brittle, yellowing negative. Gelatin emulsion scratched.

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Benue Province

Cultural Affliation

Tiv

Named Person

Capt. R. M. Downes

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 labelled “Misc” by G. I. Jones, and numbered “C10/” by the cataloguer.

Publication: The object features in the Pitt Rivers Online catalogue.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Alicia Fentiman 11/10/2007]