IDNO

N.169507.GIJ

Description

A close up portrait of a woman in profile. Her hair is cut short with small bunches. She is wearing a single cord around her neck and small hoop earrings. She has geometric patterns painted on her left arm. She is holding an infant whose head can be just seen. 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.