IDNO

P.169565.GIJ

Description

A portrait of two masquerade characters standing. To the left a masquerader is wearing a white painted mask and a striped shawl and is holding a wooden cutlass with striped markings. The mask has two straight horns sticking up from the top. To the right a masquerader is wearing an oval mask with eyes and mouth outlined in white. The masquerader has a transparent veil over a striped shawl and grass skirt. [PB 06/07/23]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Southeast Nigeria; Eziama

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/.

P.169557.GIJ - P.169582.GIJ were located in a Kodak envelope now numbered C753/1.