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Decorated Pot from North Ika

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A decorated globular pot with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures from North Ika.
Decorated pot from North Ika. G.I. Jones Archive.

A monochrome photograph depicting a large, globular vessel with a wide, circular rim. The body of the pot features a dense pattern of closely spaced, diagonal parallel ridges. Three high-relief anthropomorphic figures in squatting or seated positions are attached to the upper exterior edge just below the rim. Two low-relief zoomorphic figures, resembling lizards, are applied to the shoulder of the vessel. Human hands are partially visible at the top of the frame, gripping the rim, and a bare human foot is visible on the right, providing a scale for the object.

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Onyeka Nwokike

Oct 10, 2026

This image is part of the Ika (or Western Igbo) | Jones Archive at Southern Illinois University (SIU), featuring photographs captured by G.I. Jones during the 1930s.

Onyeka Nwokike

Oct 10, 2026

The digital archive was developed by John C. McCall and Ursula Jones through a project funded by The English Speaking Union and Southern Illinois University. Production support was provided by the African Studies Centre at the University of Cambridge, while the physical collection is housed within the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA).

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