IDNO

T.169978.GIJ

Description

A close up portrait of a masquerade character kuochi uduezuo in the okoroshi masquerade. The masquerader is wearing geometric patterned cloth. His mask covers his head. It is painted white with prominent black eyebrows and a bear with curling moustache. The black painted hair is parted in the centre. There is a star pattern painted on the forehead. There is a crest in the centre of the top of the mask. [PB 18/08/23].

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Southeast Nigeria; Eziama

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; Isuama

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939; October 1984

Collection Name

Jones Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.169937.GIJ - T.170148.GIJ were located together in a Agfa transparency box, now numbered C756/.