Two handmaidens usually accompany the senior woman dancer in the Akpan masquerade.Their skirts are held out on bamboo frames but they do not wear the elaborate head dress of the senior dancer.It is usuall for one girl to carry a mirror for the dance;this is held up to the senior dancer while the other handmaidens fans her with a semi-circular wooden fan brightly painted.
Monday, June 7, 2010
HANDMAIDENS IN THE AKPAN MASQUERADE-EFIK
Two handmaidens usually accompany the senior woman dancer in the Akpan masquerade.Their skirts are held out on bamboo frames but they do not wear the elaborate head dress of the senior dancer.It is usuall for one girl to carry a mirror for the dance;this is held up to the senior dancer while the other handmaidens fans her with a semi-circular wooden fan brightly painted.
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