Masqueraders at Ugwuoba, present-day Enugu State. Eliot Elisofon, 1959. Smithsonian.Masked and costu
Masqueraders at Ugwuoba, present-day Enugu State. Eliot Elisofon, 1959. Smithsonian.Masked and costumed men […] masquerade during the annual yam festival, called ‘Onwasato’ in [Igbo]. The very colorful costumes of reds, whites and greens in stripes are called Iyolo, which means 'fine thing.’ The raffia costumes are called Udo, which means 'rope.’ […] The dancers are milling up and down the main road through the village, charging back and forth senselessly, dashing through the market area, shouting and jumping, some blowing horns hidden inside their masks. This was the first day of a four-day celebration, and was the first 'showing’ of the masquerade costumes.– Eliot Elisofon, 1959. -- source link
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