IDNO

T.170085.GIJ

Description

A close up portrait of a young woman holding an infant. She has her hair styled into short plaits. She is wearing small plain hoop earrings and a loose bead necklace. She is smiling at the camera. The infant has wristbands, one with a small round bell attached. They are next to the corner of a building. [PB 19/09/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Eastern Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]

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/.