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  • Tags: Folklore - Jamaica

"Pocomania"

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Rex Nettleford (right) and other members of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) during a 'Pocomania' performance.

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"Pocomania" by N.D.T.C.

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National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) during a Pocomania dance performance.

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"Pocomania" dance by N.D.T.C.

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National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) during a Pocomania dance performance.

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Horse Head and Mother Lunsdy

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A young man parading his Horse Head John Canoe costume.

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Hussay Festival

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Photograph depicting a large gathering in Westmoreland, in celebration of the Hussay, a traditional East Indian religious festival.

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Jamaican folklore on the streets

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Group of persons parading horse costumes in the streets.

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John Canoe

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National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) during John Canoe dance performance.

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John Canoe - Pitchy & Devil

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Pitchy Patchy and Devil, John Canoe characters, dancing during Jonkonnu (John Canoe) parade. Other John Canoe characters and spectators are looking on.

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John canoe - tomboy

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Tomboy John Canoe character during performance.

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Mary and Bull Cow

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Mary and Bull Cow characters, drawn for Jamaica Journal vol. 2 no. 1, March 1968.

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