IDNO

T.170039.GIJ

Description

A close up of three Agwu Nsi figures resting on top of a stove ring outside a mud house window. The figure on the left is female with an oval head with a four pointed crown. She is sitting with arms and legs carved roughly into the body. The figure in the centre is female, sitting and has thick hair coils carved on head. The figure on right is male and is sitting with oval head and legs carved roughly. All the figure show signs of deterioration. [PB 08/09/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Southeastern Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]

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/.