IDNO

N.169535.GIJ

Description

A close up of an Alusi shrine tutelary and fertility mud sculpture standing in a clearing among trees. The upper part of the rectangular mound has several figures moulded into it, some with humanoid and zoomorphic features, others resembling pots and jugs. The lower part has a puckered surface. [PB 16/06/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; Isu

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.169527.GIJ - N.169556.GIJ are located on a film roll, now numbered C753/5/16.