IDNO

T.170002.GIJ

Description

A portrait of one of the Obugulu Mau masqueraders walking towards the performance. His character is 'mother'. He is wearing an elaborate headdress consisting of colourful felt, string and tassels. The mask is painted white with black markings around the eyes, nose, mouth and accentuating the eyebrows and cheeks and attached to a harlequin-like costume. In the background are spectators and trees. [PB 25/08/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; Southeastern Nigeria; Onitsha Province; near Awka; Amuda village

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; IsuOchi

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/.