IDNO

N.169494.GIJ

Description

A close up portrait of a young woman. She is facing the camera. She is wearing a sleeveless blouse over an undershirt. She has small ornate earrings (? in the shape of a bird). Her hair is parted with side bunches. Her eyes are looking down. In her arms she is carrying an infant who is holding its hand up towards her. She is in front of a striped blanket hanging from a pole. In the background is a thatched building. [PB 01/06/23]

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

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

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

N.169494.GIJ - N.169526.GIJ are located on a film roll, now numbered C753/5/15.