Date: 1969
This picture was found on the wall of a house in the Mende village of Foindu. It depicts a Mende masquerade but I am not sure of its true name - perhaps there is someone out there who may be able to give me the name.
photo © by Chad Finer
3 comments:
Hi Chad. The mural here depicts a "Ngafa Gotii."
In the photo you posted entitled Multiple Masquerades (Wed. 26/03/2016, 8:58 AM) you can (well, barely) see it walking away from the camera, behind the police man. Perhaps you'll find that you've a better shot of this spirit (that's what "ngafa" means) if you go through your S/L photo collection.
I was wrong about the date you posted the "Multiple Masquerades" photo. I should've said 2nd March, not 26th March.
Thanks so much nikiibu
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