IDNO

D.169672.GIJ

Description

Onyema Ogadi masquerade consisting of two masqueraders with boy’s mau (spirit masks). The masks are painted white with black markings to accentuate the eyebrows, nose, and mouth. There are small black circles dotted underneath the eyes, nose and chin. The forehead is painted black with incised striations denoting hair. On top of each mask is long raffia “hair”. The mask on the right has two dark horns jutting out.

The masqueraders are wearing striped, woven costumes with raffia skirts; the arms of the masquerade on the left are stretched out and on other the arms are placed on the hips. In the background in the right of the photograph are ‘attendants’ with white feathers in their hair and one is holding a musical instrument. In the background are spectators (sitting and standing) and trees. [Description from record N.71578.GIJ, PB 27/10/2022]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Eastern Nigeria; Onitsha province; Nri Awka

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

P.169627.GIJ - P.169904.GIJ were located together in a brown box, now numbered C754/.

P.169652.GIJ - P.169679.GIJ were located in a brown envelope now numbered C754/2/.