EDO BENIN KINGDOM | NIGERIA "Ekoko n’Uteh masqueraders in red feathered masks from the Uteh community dance to pay homage to the Oba of Benin. Rafia pods, wrapped around the legs of the maskers, rattle as they dance." This image is from our book "African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent" published by Rizzoli New York available from Amazon and all good book stores. 📚 https://loom.ly/1NwjFqM #AfricanCeremonies #AfricanTwilight #Africa #AfricanDance #CarolBeckwith #AngelaFisher #Nigeria #Benin (fb)

EDO BENIN KINGDOM | NIGERIA "After passing under the pole, the most senior chiefs throw their symbolic eben swords into the air and pray for peace and prosperity for the Oba and the kingdom. Their red ceremonial costumes with scalloped edges represent the protective scales of the pangolin, who, according to our royal protector, Enotie Ogbebor, “eats all ants and cannot be stung through its hard skin.” This image is from our book "African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent" published by Rizzoli New York available from Amazon and all good book stores. 📚 https://www.amazon.co.uk/African-Twilight-Vanishing-Ceremonies-Continent/dp/0847860175 #AfricanCeremonies #AfricanTwilight #Africa #CarolBeckwith #AngelaFisher #Nigeria #Benin (fb)