IDNO

N.169388.GIJ

Description

A carved wooden figure of an Alose (tutelary deity), standing in front of the wall of her shrine. She is wearing printed cloths on her head, with striped pattern, and a striped cloth wrapper around her lower torso. Her eyelids are painted white. There is a painted etched line from her ear to her eye. There are etched diagonal marks leading down from her forehead to the end of her nose. She has a plain necklet carved on her neck with a drop cord of etched diagonal marks running from the necklet to her waist. Her arms are to her sides. [PB 16/02/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria

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, 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/.

P.001.GIJ - P.025.GIJ were located in a paper bag now numbered C753/5/