Artist: Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu Mbe
Date: 1990
Size: 76 x 23 cm
Museum: Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (Lagos, Nigeria)
Technique: Watercolour
The Ogolo (male spirit) is a ceremonial masquerade in the mmonwu pantheon of the Onitsha-Igbo hometown of Ben Enwonwu, traditionally performed by masked dancers to the accompaniment of drumming. It is characterized by its yellow and red costume decorated with uli lines, and other ornaments including coral beads and brass flanges. He once said:
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