IDNO

T.170133.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 two figures; one is on the ground with legs open and the other is holding the figure and he has an erect penis. The scene is framed with linear and chevron designs around it.[Description from record N.13223.GIJ, PB 29/09/2023]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Anang; Ibibio Olokoro; Igbo

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939; October 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/.