IDNO

T.171686.GIJ

Description

A portrait of a chief and his attendants in front of a thatched building. The chief is sitting on a throne draped in leopard skin and cloth. He wears a patterned head scarf a leopard skin head band, and a red velvet gown with rows of golden thread at the bottom. He has a stripe of white chalk (nzu) across his cheeks and eyes. He holds a sword in his hands. He has two up turned golden trident ties hung on sashes around his neck. On the ground, in front of him, are placed a horn and a ceremonial box on which are attached several handbells. On either side are two attendants, wearing woollen hats, a sash across the chest, and long striped waist cloths. The attendants are holding ceremonial cutlasses in their right hands. Spectators stand to the side. [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/.