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

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