IDNO

P.73736.GIJ

Description

A documentation photograph of a wooden mask with a rounded face with a high forehead with black linear markings on the forehead, rounded eyebrows, slit eyes, nose and a long snout (crocodile like) with razor sharp teeth. There are three protrusions at the top of the mask one high central piece flanked by two smaller “horn” like protrusions. The mask is painted with black paint to accentuate features and white pigment. The mask is attached to a wicker woven base.

Place

W Africa; Europe British Isles; Nigeria; United Kingdom; England; London; southern Nigeria; near Onitsha; Niger River; ?Asaba

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; S.Ika or Edo?

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

P.73718.GIJ to P.73813.GIJ were kept in box 16, now numbered C334/.

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