IDNO

T.170126.GIJ

Description

Wall paintings on the low front wall of a meeting house in Okwu village painted by an Anang artist in the style of Ngwomo ghost houses. On the left side of the entrance steps the painting depicts a stylised insect and people, on the right a policeman, an antelope and a man holding reins. The scenes are framed with linear and chevron designs around them. The meeting house has a square footprint, pillars and a corrugated roof. [PB 29/09/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Eastern Nigeria; Cross River Area

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/.