IDNO

LS.52062.GIJ

Description

An elegant and serene wooden sculpture of a standing woman holding her breasts. Her face is naturalistic and consists of a rounded high forehead, arched eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth. Her body is elongated and she is holding her two breasts in her hands. Her waist is covered in a raffia skirt.
The scupture is unique in style to any other piece in G.J. Jones collections.

Place

Africa; Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

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

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

LS.52058.GIJ to LS.52066.GIJ were found with the piece of paper now numbered C247/5/ which was in wooden box formerly numbered 22. It has now been renumbered C247/ by the cataloguer.

Related Image: This lanternslide appears to be a unique image within the MAA Photograph Collections. [AF 18/3/2008]

The inscription on the box as well as a descriptive list of slides pasted on the inside lid of the box indicates that it originally contained lantern slides from the Fens and belonged to D.G. Reid.

However, the lantern slides are attributed to G.I. Jones because the handwriting on the papers found inside wooden box C246/ is similar to the handwriting on the papers found inside wooden box C247/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Alicia Fentiman 18/3/2008]