IDNO

T.170067.GIJ

Description

A photograph of a image of an Ekpo mask character, wearing a face mask (representation of a face with ears, nose, protruding cheeks, almond shaped slits for eyes, open mouth with carved white? teeth and whiskers on cheeks), with plant fibres covering his head and torso. Holding up a machete in one hand. The face mask is of highly polished darkened wood. There is vegetation in the background. [Description from record P.71392.GIJ, PB 15/09/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Eastern Nigeria; near Ikot Ekpene; Ikot Abia village

Cultural Affliation

Ibibio; Otoro

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939

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/.

Image used in Jones G.I. The art of eastern Nigeria. 1984 Cambridge: CUP Fig 37 p 121. Caption: 'Ekpo figure : Ekpo masquerade (N.M.). Anang (Ibibio).'