Two men in masquerade attire, Bongase, 1967

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Two Ligbi men from Bongase appear in masquerade regalia during a visit to Bongase by René A. Bravmann, then a doctoral student at Indiana University studying African art history. Front and side views. Mama Dri (left) and Mama Panyini (right) wear carved wooden "mbong" (baboon in Ligbi) masks decorated with ochre and white paint, representing a male and female pair. Their heads and shoulders are draped in scarves. They stand in front of a house with a thatched roof and a raffia shade. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do" while locally it is termed "Bedu." For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 147-177, plates 77-79. Bongase, December, 1967.

Creator Subject Publisher Identifier Keyword Date created Relation Rights statement Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 8.238039, -2.276274
Provider
  • Dr. René A. Bravmann
Genre
  • Black-and-white negative
Date digitized
  • 2019-09-20
Technical note
  • Negatives scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Year
  • 1967
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