IDNO

N.169124.GIJ

Description

A close up portrait of an older woman sitting on a rail of a railway track. She is wearing a short sleeved plain blouse and a printed cloth wrapper around her waist and legs, with a wavy design. She has a checked cotton head cloth wrapped around her head and another loose cloth draped over the head and shoulder. She has a plain metal bangle on her left wrist.

The woman has her left hand raised to her cheek. Her right hand is resting on a cloth bundle in her lap. [PB 09/02/2023]

Place

W 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, Ursula

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.169075.GIJ - P.169626.GIJ were located together in a brown box, now numbered C753/.

N.169115.GIJ - N.169129.GIJ are located on a film roll, now numbered C753/5/2.