IDNO

T.169961.GIJ

Description

The interior of an Obu House with the close up view of a large wooden sculpture consisting of two carved figures... The figure on the bottom has a rounded face and also painted with black markings and a rectangular striped hat with a rounded top and point. The head is rounded and the eyebrows are painted black accentuating the eyes, nose and mouth. The ears are protruding as two dark circles. [Description from record N.71853.GIJ, PB 28/07/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Eastern Nigeria; Cross River

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; Abiriba

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939; October 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/.