Ajonku Masquerade at Ovim Village

A photograph depicting an Ajonku masquerade character participating in a parade of masks. The masquerader wears a dark face mask with humanistic features, including almond shaped eyes, a nose, and an open mouth, highlighted with white paint. The mask is topped with feathers and raffia fiber hair. The figure holds a white painted cutlass with black markings in one hand and twigs in the other. Two white cloths hang from the mask, and the torso is covered by a cloth. The masquerader is accompanied by supporters wearing striped hats, shirts, and wrappers, with some holding twigs. The background contains bystanders, a large tree, and thatched rectangular buildings.