Photographer:

Jones, G. I., 1904-1995  Search this

Creator:

University of Cambridge. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., monochrome, 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Nigeria

Date:

[ca. 1988]

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "Nigerian Art; Ibo Masquerades; No. 1: Northern Ibo. Age Set Dance."

Additonal printed text on verso reads: "Photograph by Dr. G. I. Jones. 1931. © 1988. Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; The Cavendish Limited."

Local Numbers:

EEPA NR-08-01

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 2008; EEPA 2008-018.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Dance  Search this

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Dancers  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 2008-018-0009

See more items in:

African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 34: Nigeria (NR)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo767aa9deb-39ac-4e90-8d2f-3089ab529834

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref6934