The "Maw-Afia"
Photograph
ca. early 20th century (photographed)
ca. early 20th century (photographed)
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An unmounted sepia-coloured photograph of group of figures including one figure covered in cloth bending over a man bowing man.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | bromide print |
| Brief description | Photograph by George Thomas Basden, 'The "Maw-Afia"', bromide print, ca. early 1900s |
| Physical description | An unmounted sepia-coloured photograph of group of figures including one figure covered in cloth bending over a man bowing man. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The "Maw-afia". The spirit of / a dead maw appearing to his [illeg] / friends. The 'spirit rises and / rests upon the neck of a living / friend.' / various editorial annotations. (pencil, ink, verso, paper) |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund |
| Object history | Acquired from the Seeley, Service & Co., publishers of G.T. Basden's 1921 volume on the Igbo community. Plate: facing page 120. |
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| Accession number | RPS.84-2023 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2023 |
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