IDNO

T.171681.GIJ

Description

A portrait of an elder sitting, with his attendant standing alongside. The elder is bare headed, with a grey beard. He is wearing a striped kaftan over a loose white collarless cotton shirt. His hands are cross on his lap. He wears a gold ring on his left hand. There is a black stick resting on the ground from his lap. The attendant is wearing a white cap and a black tunic with a yellow stripe. He holds a long ceremonial staff in his right hand. In the background is a cement building, with an onlooker and a passer by. [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/.