Jubo Jubagah, known as Jaja
Entry ID
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11 (05/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Jubo Jubagah, known as Jaja
Description of the sculpture
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A relief sculpture with backing board of Jubo Jubagah, also known as Jaja of Opodom, a merchant prince of what is now the Rivers State in Nigeria . Pasted to the reverse of the backing board is a contemporary newspaper account of Jaja's return from exile in the West Indies.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Relief panel
Dimensions
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Height: 77.5 cm
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Width: 42.5 cm
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Depth: 7 cm
Materials
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Wood (unidentified)
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Paint / pigment
Specific techniques used
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Carving
Overall colour
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Monochrome – other
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Noble
Clothing
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Wearing clothes – indigenous clothing
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Wearing clothes – European/Western clothing
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Standing
Emotional state
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Happy
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Noble/proud
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking outwards (engaging viewer)
Sculptural context
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Rural: Indigenous
Period of production
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Nineteenth century (1800-1899)
Date of Production
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c. 1885
Date inferred from
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Other
Original purpose
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Commemorative
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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ZBA2477
Provenance history
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2002: acquired by the National Maritime Museum as part of the Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection
Notes
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The artist and production location for this relief are currently unknown. This relief is part of the Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection, which was acquired by the National Maritime Museum in 2002 with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
‘Jubo Jubagah, known as Jaja’ (no date), Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/209
