IDNO

T.169937.GIJ

Description

An Ogbum headdress placed on the head of a male. The headdress is attached to a horizontal, conical basket that is pointed at the front and at the back is a round wheel-shaped design. The Ogbum represents a female wooden figure sitting on a stool. The figure has a stylised and angular face and an elaborate coiffure that is arched at the top and pointed along the back of the head, the eyes are slit, and the mouth protrudes forward, pointed breasts, arms to either side, and sitting on a stool.
The man is holding the headdress upright with his arms; It appears that he is modelling the piece as it would be worn.
In the background are thatch and mud buildings and vegetation.[Description from record N.72150.GIJ, PB 21/07/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Eastern Nigeria; ?Bende division

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

1930 to 1939; 1984

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.169937.GIJ - T.170148.GIJ were located together in a Agfa transparency box, now numbered C756/.