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

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

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.

17 November 1937

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.