IDNO

P.61278.GIJ

Description

A masquerade play in Lagos. The masqueraders are parading through the street and wearing white costumes, black hats with white bands and decorations, and carrying sticks. In the background are buildings and spectators.

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Lagos

Cultural Affliation

Yoruba

Named Person

Photographer

Jones, Gwilliam Iwan (known as G.I.)

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

Jones, Gwilliam Iwan (known as G.I.)

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.61128.GIJ to P.61278.GIJ were kept in box 13, now numbered C294/. N.51090.GIJ to N.51097.GIJ were found in an envelope now numbered C246/5/ which was in wooden box formerly numbered XXX. It has now been renumbered C246/ by the cataloguer.

Context: GI Jones photographed a masquerade in Lagos in the 1930s. He did not record what the name of the play was or what it was about. There are no written documents pertaining to this play.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Alicia Fentiman 11/3/2008]