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Igbo Man at Masquerade Event

Rear view of a bare-chested Igbo man wearing a feathered headband and woven waist cloth at a masquerade effect 6
A man viewed from the back as he attends a masquerade event. He wears woven materials around his waist and legs and a cloth headband with a feather.

This black-and-white photograph from the Jones Collection shows a bare-chested man photographed from behind during a masquerade event. He wears a cloth headband with a feather tucked into the front, woven materials around his waist and legs, and a narrow band of material, possibly leather, over his right shoulder to his left waist. The image forms part of G.I. Jones's documentation of Igbo and South Ikwerri cultural practices between 1932 and 1938.

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Onyeka Nwokike

Apr 22, 2026

The South Ikwerri region, associated with this subject in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology records, is located in present-day Rivers State.

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