ukpuru: An attendant leading a group of young Igbo male initiates participating in the masquerade
ukpuru: An attendant leading a group of young Igbo male initiates participating in the masquerade performed by Isiji (junior age-grade members), dancing in a single file in a circle. The Isiji are wearing wearing tall conical headdresses, palm frond costumes and wrist-ornaments. The male attendant who is leading the intiates is wearing a short waist cloth. Spectators are watching the initiates as they perform. In the background are thatched buildings and trees. G. I. Jones, 1930s. -- source link