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Posted on October 7, 2015October 24, 2015 by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

Machete Boy, traditional masquerades, The Gambia, West Africa

MACHETE BOY GAMBIA copy — Masquerades – The Gambia, West Africa © Helen Jones-Florio

‘The three boys turned up with a couple of rice sacks, a bunch of leafy branches, and what looked like a few scraps of bright red fabric. Within half an hour, they were transformed into Kankurangs, and fully in character – jiggling branches, menacingly clashing machetes together… ‘ Read more here

‘Photo Shoot Location – Watch our for the crocodiles‘

‘Masquerades’ West Africa

Weekend photos: Traditional Masquerades, The Gambia & Senegal, West Africa

Screen Shot 2015-06-19 at 12.34.44 PM — **‘Fara Kankurang’ (made from leaves and tree bark), The Gambia, West Africa © Jason Florio**

The Kankurang – a secret society – used in traditional Mandinka initiation rites, whose rituals can be seen all over The Gambia and Senegal, West Africa.

Images from an ongoing photo series.

Screen Shot 2015-06-19 at 12.34.11 PM — **Image © Helen Jones-Florio, Bijilo Beach, The Gambia, West Africa – masquerade made from scraps of fabric**

KAN JF KURANG_PINKIMG_1927 copy — **Image © Jason Florio, Bijilo Beach, The Gambia, West Africa – masquerade made from recycled rice sacks**

Screen Shot 2015-06-19 at 12.51.00 PM — ‘Agomalah’ – traditional masquerade, the Casamance, Senegal – Footage © Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio. Click here or on image to view video

HJF & JF

Screen Shot 2015-06-19 at 1.11.20 PM — HJF & JF © Gerald Sowe – Teaching portrait photography to Gambian students, The Gambia, West Africa

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