IDNO

T.170070.GIJ

Description

Obugulu Mau (Ghost) masquerade.

A portrait in side profile of Nwabogho Ehi, (Heifer), wearing a helmet mask (painted white and with v-shaped markings above and below the eyes)dressed in a brightly coloured harlequin-like/appliqué costume. Cloth cloak tied around the neck, over ?woven or ?net cloth which is attached to the mask, wrappers around the waist and ankle-rattles, made of ?seeds.

The masquerader is leaning on a long stick held in his right hand. In his left a chicken is hanging down.

Spectators, mud and thatch houses and trees and vegetation are in the background. [PB 15/09/2023]

Place

W Africa; Nigeria; South Eastern Nigeria; Onitsha Province; near Awka; Amuda village

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

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

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