IDNO

T.171679.GIJ

Description

A close up of an elder sitting in a chair. He wears a black woollen beret over a white head cap. He has a long grey beard. He wears a black kaftan and has a white scarf draped over his left shoulder. A ceremonial black fly whisk is tucked under his left arm. He has an ivory bracelet on his left wrist. [PB 22/11/2024]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Kalabari Kingdom; Buguma

Cultural Affliation

Ijo

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1960

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.171670.GIJ - T.171729.GIJ were located together in a brown envelope, now numbered C838/.