IDNO

P.61292.GIJ

Description

A Priest of a Northern Ibo deity by the deities shrine. The priest appears to be leaning forward or perched on a seat?, and he is wearing a tunic top and a ‘wrapper’ or cloth around his waist. He is holding a ceremonial staff in his right hand and ritual objects in his left hand. His head is covered with a raffia? hat. The shrine consists of a wooden figure raised on a platform surrounded by palm fronds and raffia. There are pots, calabashes and metal? objects around the shrine.

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Northern Ibo

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]

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

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

This negative was found in pocket 93 of the negative album now numbered C21/.

Publication: Same image published on John McCall’s G.I. Jones website with the following information: [Source: www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/, AF ]
1. Index to Igbo music, shrines, architecture and other cultural artifacts
2. Alusi or Arunsi (shrines)
3. Alusi priest in his shrine (1st image).
www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/ [Alicia Fentiman 2/10/2007]

Bibliographical Reference: Similar photographs of northern Ibo deities are found in Igbo Arts: Community and Chaos, Cole and Aniakor, 1984, pp.90-93.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Alicia Fentiman 8/4/2008]