M0005260: Clay figure of Ala in a Mbari shrine, Nigeria

Date:: 17 November 1937

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/42/90

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0005164-M0005269WT/D/1/20/1/42
        M0005260: Clay figure of Ala in a Mbari shrine, NigeriaWT/D/1/20/1/42/90

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M0005260: Clay figure of Ala in a Mbari shrine, Nigeria. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Previous title, replaced September 2021: Clay figure of Ale in a Mbari shrine, Oratta Ibo

Description

Reproduction of a photograph of a clay figure of Ala, the female Alusi (deity) of the earth, morality, fertility, and creativity. The figure is in an Mbari house or shrine, of the Owerri-Igbo, Nigeria. This reproduction is made from an unidentified source.

Publication/Creation

17 November 1937

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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