IDNO

N.169394.GIJ

Description

A dancer in the Ekeleke masquerade, dancing in front of a crowd of spectators. He is dancing on stilts, moving from right to left. He is wearing a small double-headed Janus helmet mask. He has a cloth printed with polkadot pattern over his head, a short-sleeved shirt with horizontal stripes and a wrappers with a chequered pattern. The spectators are standing behind a horizontal fence rail. In front of the rail are several seats with cloths draped over them. To the right a child is standing, wearing a shirt and shorts. There are two men sitting behind him, one with a pith helmet. [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.