IDNO

T.170102.GIJ

Description

Close up photograph of wall painting in Okwu village painted by an Anang artist in the style of Ngwomo ghost houses. The wall painting depicts four figures; the one on the left is sitting; the second figure is standing with his arms stretched out, the third figure is standing and the fourth is sitting; each has an elaborate coiffure. An arched pattern frames the four figures at the top. Geometric borders and designs surround the scene.[Description from record N.13211.GIJ , PB 22/09/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Eastern Nigeria; ?southern Cross River Area; ?Okwu village

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/.