IDNO

N.170402.GIJ

Description

A carving in Iroko wood of a Woman and Basket by Ben C. Enwonwu. [PB 28/11/23]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Ben C. Enwonwu

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

Format

Glass Negative 1/8 plate

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.170298.GIJ - ??? were located as loose photos and envelopes in an folder box now numbered C760/.

N.7604001.GIJ - N.7604016.GIJ were located in a Kodak transparency box, now numbered C760/4.

Publication: Image of same figure in Ozioma Onuzulike (2013) The Emergence of Modern Ceramics in Nigeria: The Kenneth Murray Decade, 1929–39, The Journal of Modern Craft, 6:3, 293-313. [Source: DOI: 10.2752/174967813X13806265666735, PB 28/11/23]

Related Object: This image and object are listed as part of the Duckworth Collection by: Herskovits Library of African Studies, Northwestern University Libraries. (Tue May 25 2021). Kneeling woman wearing a necklace, holding a round object. [Source: https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/items/0a2d0210-42e4-4eca-8296-53d860b0502c, PB 28/11/23]