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Logholo masquerader in its variant form known as ikpo, Mgbom village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria

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Logholo masquerader in its variant form known as ikpo, Mgbom village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria
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Object Details

sova.eepa.2000-007_ref888
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f580e368-7c71-4614-af57-23c4c71e69ea
Local Numbers
158/1959-1960 EEPA 2000-070380
General
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Collection Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Topic
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Cultural landscapes
Masquerades
Masks
Photographer
Ottenberg, Simon
Culture
Igbo (African people)
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Extent
1 Slide (col.)
Date
1959-1960
Custodial History
Donated by Simon Ottenberg, 2000.
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.2000-007, Item EEPA 2000-007-0380
Type
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Bibliography
Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975. Plate XV, opp. p.184, bottom left. [published in connection with an exhibition shown at the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, May 24-June 21, 1975].
Genre/Form
Color slides
Scope and Contents
This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.
Original caption reads, "Mgbom Village, days after whipping contests. Ikpo masquerader, a form of logholo masquerader. It can open its face and bite someone if they are wicked. Playing and chasing masquerader. He can run into the bush because he sees clearly, chase people well, whereas logholo masquerader cannot. Netted face mask, partly dried body leaves." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part I].
Publication title reads, "The ikpo net-masked chasing player."
"There are a number of masked and costumed figures, called by the general term of logholo, who play about in the commons of their villages and are chased by uninitiated boys. The costume of the most common form of logholo consists of a light-yellow raffia cover from the shoulders to below the knees. Logholo is played in most Afikpo villages on eke (market) day, but in the Itim subgroup of Mgbom, Amuro, Anohia Nkalo, Anohia, and kpogrikpo, it is performed on orie days. There are four variant forms of the initiates' logholo, okwo,obuke, ikpo, and antankwiri. Ikpo wears a dark net mask with a snoutlike front and a string attached at its base. This form carries no stick, but has a reputation of being a fierce logholo, one that is said to bite someone that is wicked." [ Ottenberg, 1975: Masked rituals of Afikpo, the context of an African art; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975].
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Other Archival Materials
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
EEPA.2000-007_ref888
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f580e368-7c71-4614-af57-23c4c71e69ea
EEPA.2000-007
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536864686513-1536864686770-1

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