Costumes
- Drawing: Urhobo Festival Costume
by Vernon Forrest
inscribed to Elizabeth Roberts as follows:
Mother of us all, whose spirit you carry,
as the year goes by
and many more to come,
may you be blessed for eternal life.
We the offspring grow
from your feedings
of Unity and Tranquility.
Have a festive 69th birthday,
Vernon
School Repertoire Costumes
Obatala | Sierra Leone (Welcome) | Fanga | Olokun
Ghana Harvest | Calabash | Akom | Agbaja
Urhobo Masquerade | Bird Masquerade | Ghana Mask Dance
Obatala
White cloth, white head wraps, white feathers and fans, silver jewelry
Welcome Dance of Sierra Leone
Loose fitting kaftans or boubous reaching from wrist to knee,
can be coordinated or individual, gaily colored, embroidered, or tie dyed
Fanga
a scarf in each hand - wraps for girls, shorts for boys - bright colors and headbands
Olokun
faces painted red and white, red and white strips of fabric, red and white dowels
Harvest Dance of Ghana
brightly colored scarves tied around waist - fly whisks made of raffia, yarn or paper
boys in shorts, girls in brightly colored leotards
Calabash
all white with golden trim, gold on wrists and ankles
white head dresses with gold trim
calabashes or baskets or bowls to represent calabashes
Akom
white cloth
(or white cloth stamped with Adinkra symbols)
note: head dress & albow ties
Urhobo Masquerade
sculpture hat created using favorite things ~
Bird Masquerade
Bird masks - fabric wings from top of head to wrists
Ghana Mask Dance
traditionally a lion mask on top of head - alternate images as desired
Dance Congo
bright caribbean carnival colors, scarves for the hands, flowers for the hair
beaded jewelry, ankle bells optional
Tche Tche Kule
scarves, shorts, t-shirts, street cloths, anything goes