Mocko Jumbie of the U.S. Virgin Islands: History and Antecedents

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Nicholls,Robert W. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Autumn, 1999
    Published:
    Los Angeles: African Studies Center, University of California
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    African Arts
    Journal Title Details:
    32(3) : 48-61+
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, Blacks, Carnivals and festivals, Virgin Islands of the United States, and African influences
    Notes:
    Examines how the Mocko Jumbie stilt-dancing masquerade evolved in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Contends that an upper Guinea coast provenance appears more likely than origins in southeastern Nigeria

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