IDNO

T.170051.GIJ

Description

Obugulu Mau daughter masks. Three masqueraders wearing white “daughter” masks sitting down. The masks consists of white face with black markings and etched markings on the cheeks and forehead. The top of the mask culminates into a rounded superstructure decorated in colourful felt and cloth attached to the back of the mask are strips of cloth and felt. The masqueraders are wearing harlequin-like costumes and white gloves. There are spectators in the background.[Description from record P.71515.GIJ, PB 14/09/2023]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Igbo [historically Ibo]; Nri Akwa

Named Person

Photographer

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

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1930 - 1939

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/.