An Òkòròshì Ọma mask from Mgbala-Agwa in today's Oguta LGA of Imo State
Òkòròshì masquerades perform religious and timekeeping functions. Except in Mbieri area where the festival occurs towards December, Òkòròshì masquerade features shortly before the harvest of the New-yam , between July and August.
There are two kinds of Okroshi. Òkòròshì Ọma and Òkòròshì Ọjọ, the…