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MASQUERADE
OF AFIOLU FESTIVAL IN NNEWI USING SOFT SCULPTURE TECHNIQUE
PREFACE
The topic of
this project, masquerade of Afiolu festival in Nnewi tries to experiment and
presents the Afiolu masquerade of Nnewi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
At end of this work, a well finished Afiolu masquerade was accomplished.
This piece and it’s report has important role they play, like, Serve as
reference material for artists and Non-Nnewi people that want to know more of Afiolu
festival, and the masquerade figure stands as the symbol of this festival
everywhere.
Furthermore, for the contemporary generation to read meaning into this
phenomena when they come across such for the purpose of understanding, this
work is spitted into the Five each deliberating a peculiar subject it started
with Chapter One (Back history and so on) to the final chapter which is
conclusion/suggestion.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
ONE
1.1
Background history
1.2
Statement of the problem
1.3
Aims and objectives
1.4
Scope of the project
1.5
Limitation
CHAPTER
TWO
2.1
Literature Review
CHAPTER
THREE
Execution
3.1
Medium (Description)
3.2
Project development
(materials/tools and application)
3.3
Finishing
CHAPTER
FOUR
4.1
Project Analysis
CHAPTER
FIVE
Conclusion
1.1
Achievement
1.2
Recommendation
References
TABLE OF ILLUSTRATION
Plate
one making of amateur
Plate
two work in progress
Plate
three Semi finished work
Figure
four sketches
Figure five Approved sketch
Plate six finished work
CHAPTER
ONE
1.1
BACKGROUND HISTORY
“The Igbos appears to be people perpetually celebrating.
Every month, some community
somewhere is celebrating. The Igbo year, “aro”, is a round of festivals
and ceremonies, which vibrate with life, collier, sounds and meaning” (Okafor
1989: 133).
Festivals are an integral part of Igbo traditional culture and system. It
is a period of celebration when series of performance of music, drama, film
etc, given regularly, especially once a year.
In Igbo land, every town, kindred, village have festivals they celebrates, like
wise in Nnewi, Nnewi is a village that situated at southern part of Anambra
State. It’s people have a rather intricate origin, as handed down by the
predecessors.
Also considering the fact that most so these information are based on oral
traditions, we are presented with so many faces of the story making it
difficult to identify the true origin.
Despite of its intricate origin, Nnewi is in existence
till
Date. They have
their festivals they celebrates Viz: Igu aro,
Igba Ofala, Afiolu,
Iriji, Ikwu aro, ETC. Above all mentioned Afiolu Festival happens
to be the greatest festival that Nnewi people respect and being practicing to
date.
Since festival is a public celebration of very important event with different
remarkable happenings in live. Afiolu festival in Nnewi happens to be outstanding
festivity that remarks when long toil of cultivation is over every year.
Also it was done to offer thanksgiving to the gods of crop and farming called
Ufejioke which they believe that it makes their land to be fertile so that on
harvesting period the plants will produce richly.
During this festival, there are so many activities that Nnewi people engage
themselves into, like, people in their various homes cook different types of
foods and drinks for enjoyment. People that are abroad visit their
various homes. Friends visit their friends but the most important aspect
of it is masquerading by the youths at ama. Afiolu masquerade, this
masquerades wipe themselves with a particular cane called anasi on their heads
to display power and entertainment. Women, girls and little children ran
for them for fun.
Masquerading in afiolu festival has some important roles it plays during that
great festival.
a.
It act as homage to Ufejioke god of
Crop and farming.
b.
It act as refreshing of spirit/human
relationship
c.
It helps in sustaining of tradition
d.
It serves as an entertainment to people
e.
It also serve as a display of
traditional wealth of creativity to Nnewi.
Afiolu
festival is free for everyone to participate, women and children are allowed
because is a festival that brings sharing of love, happiness and unity.
It is one of their traditional heritages that is not against Christianity no
performance of rituals in this festival.
Finally, Afiolu festival in Nnewi has been started for some years back till
date, it is still this same. It is a time of grand merriment for
everybody in Nnewi be it indigenes or foreigners.
1.2
STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
This project will attempt to solve the following problems.
1.
The role of masquerading of afiolu
festival
2.
Those activities that features in the
festival
3.
The origin and concept of afiolu
festival
4.
The advantage of afiolu festival to
Nnewi people.
1.3
AIM AND OBJECTIVE
1.
To identify to what extent the role of
masquerade in afiolu festival
Influence
Nnewi people.
2.
To find out the extent those activities
that feature in the festival affect
Nnewi
people.
3.
To identify the origin are concept of afiolu
festival in Nnewi
4.
To find out to what extent the
advantage of afiolu festival affect Nnewi
People.
1.4
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This work does not exceed the bounding of Nnewi community. It’s emphasis,
however, is on the art of masquerading in a specific occasion i.e.
The Afiolu festival.
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