IDNO

T.171727.GIJ

Description

An elder sitting in a chair with his attendant standing next to him. The elder wears an embroidered hat, a plain cotton tunic over a waistcloth of black with silk golden flowers. He holds an old ivory tusk on his lap, and is wearing a necklet of sharp teeth. The attendant is wearing a woollen hat, and an embroidered gown. [PB 22/11/2024]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Southeast Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]

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/.