An Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade of a female character called Nwanyire dancing in front of a group of spectators. The masquerader is wearing a white female face mask with a superstructure of a carved head on top with a pipe in her mouth. The masquerader is draped in cloths and holding a white feather.— G. I. Jones Location: ?Unknown?, Alaigbo | Date: 1930s | Credit: G. I. Jones
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade
Wall painting by Annang artist
Close up photograph of wall painting in Okwu village painted by an Anang artist in the style of Ngwomo ghost houses. The wall painting depicts a large horse on the left, a cat and a figure on the right. A geometric border is at the bottom of the painting.— G. I. Jones Location: Okwu, Alaigbo | Date: 1930s | Credit: G. I. Jones
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade
Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade An Okorosie or Okoroshi masquerade of a female character called Nwanyire dancing in front of a group of spectators. The masquerader is wearing a white female face mask with a superstructure of a carved head on top with a pipe in her mouth. The masquerader is draped in cloths and holding a white feather.— G. I. Jones Location: ?Unknown? | Date: 1930s | Credit: Jones