IDNO

P.169796.GIJ

Description

A head and shoulders portrait of a man, wearing a cloth around his neck over a collarless shirt, and facing the camera. The man's right eye appears to be scarred or bruised, with the eyelid puffed up and eye closed. In the background there is open country with scattered bushes and trees. [PB 15/12/2022]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Eastern Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]

Named Person

Photographer

Jones, Gwilliam Iwan (known as G.I.)

Collector / Expedition

Date

1932 - 1938

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

Jones, Ursula

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.169627.GIJ - P.169904.GIJ were located together in a brown box, now numbered C754/.

P.169791.GIJ - P.169803.GIJ were located in an brown envelope now numbered C754/8/.