IDNO

T.170046.GIJ

Description

Close-up view of the top three sections each of two carved mahogany panels attributed to Areogun of Osi, and on display against a brick wall. The six panels seen depict Yoruba people in scenes reflecting daily life including kneeling women making offerings and chiefly figures on horseback and riding a bicycle. [Description from record 1947.28 A, PB 08/09/2023]

The screen on the left shows (top to bottom): A kneeling woman making an offering, holding a gourd container. One man holds a string of kola nuts and an umbrella over the woman. Another man is smoking a pipe.
A man holding a spear, riding a horse with elaborate cowrie shell harness, to which is attached a small naked male figure.
A man, possibly the trickster Eshu, riding a bicycle and smoking a pipe. Two other men stand on the wheels.
The screen on the right shows (top to bottom): Three women, one kneeling with a gourd container, one standing with a basket on her head, and one sitting with child in a sling on her back.
A chief sitting in a chair, with a woman making an offering to him. A second man holds a fan, another an umbrella, and a fourth drinks from a cup.
Two men, one with a rifle and the other, probably the trickster Eshu, holding a bow with an arrow in his mouth. [Description from display caption, PB 08/09/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Nigeria; Orida Province; ?Osi; ?Iddo

Cultural Affliation

Yoruba

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1980 to 1989; 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/.

T.170044.GIJ - T.170049.GIJ - were located within a paper sleeve, now numbered C756/1.

MAA Exhibition: The two screens are on display in MAA Maudslay Gallery. [PB 08/09/2023]