IDNO

T.169991.GIJ

Description

A side view of an Ekpe (Ibo) wooden head from the Umuahia area. The headpiece is very naturalistic in style. It has a long oval face with brow, nose, open mouth, etched ears, hollowed cheekbones, and an elongated neck. There is a hole above the lips. The back of the head is cracked. The headdress is placed on a table. [Description from record P.72363.GIJ, PB 25/08/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Southeast Nigeria; Umuahia

Cultural Affliation

Igbo (Ibo)

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 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/.