IDNO

N.169391.GIJ

Description

Two dancers in the Ekeleke masquerade, dancing in front of a crowd of spectators. They are dancing on stilts. The dancers are wearing small double-headed Janus helmet masks. They are wearing cloths over the heads, shirts and wrappers. Their legs are covered in cloth, bounded with criss-crossed thongs. In front of the spectators a man is sitting on the ground playing a gong drum, with wooden beaters in each hand. The view is from an elevated position, looking down on the masqueraders and spectators. [PB 16/02/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

Jones, Ursula

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.169075.GIJ - P.169626.GIJ were located together in a brown box, now numbered C753/.

N.169379.GIJ - N.169400.GIJ are located on a film roll, now numbered C753/5/11.