IDNO

T.169993.GIJ

Description

An Ekpe (Ibo) Janus head carved in a stylised angular mode and in the Delta style. The facial features consist of slit-like eyelids, pointed nose, rectangular boxed mouth with teeth, and the lower jaw is framed with a conventionalised beard and lines of keloids are represented vertically on the forehead and on each temple and diagonally across each cheek. The top of the head has raised squares and rectangular markings. The head has a wooden base with holes. The sculpture is placed on a woven cloth and there is a slatted wooden wall in the background. [Description from record N.72342.GIJ, PB 24/08/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Southeast Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; Ngwa

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/.