Calabash Mask, Boys Initiation
A photograph depicting a participant in a boys' initiation ritual in Nkporo. The individual is shown in profile, wearing a complex regalia consisting of a voluminous headpiece with elongated fibers extending vertically and radially. Beneath these fibers is a light-toned wrap covering the crown, and a dark, mask-like component attached to the side of the head featuring a vertical row of light-colored circular elements. The subject is adorned in a garment made of thin, vertical, light-toned fibrous strips, likely raffia or grass, draped over the shoulders and chest. The setting is an outdoor natural environment with a blurred background of trees or shrubs.
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