IDNO

T.170009.GIJ

Description

A documentation image of a wooden face mask in a display case. The carving has a flanged forehead above prominent eyebrows. The eye slits and mouth are fretted. The chin is rimmed leading to ears that jut out. [PB 31/08/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically 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/.