Documenting distinctive features of ‘Keku’ dance ensemble of the Jukun nation of the sub-Saharan Africa

Figures & data

Plate 1. The Aku-Uka and the king Makers (Source: Palace library Wukari, 2017).

Plate 2. A rear view of Jukun men during a cultural festival in April 2012 (Source: Palace Library Wukari).

Figure 1. Map of Nigeria showing states with Jukun people (Dauda, 2017).

Figure 2. Map of Taraba State (Dauda, 2017).

Figure 3. The map of the study area—Wukari LGA (Source: Google Map: Retrieved February 2018).

Plate 3. Pictorial description of the Keku, Akwe and Akacha. Source; field work April, 2018.

Plate 4. The researcher with the “Keku” Dance ensemble. Source; field work April, 2018.

Plate 5. Dance procession of the dancers to the stage. Source field work April, 2018.

Plate 6. Corporate performance of the “Keku Dancers.” Source: field work April, 2018.

Plate 7. Mono performance of the Keku Dancers; Source: field work April, 2018.

Plate 8. The coming together of the dancers at the concluding part of the performance. Source: field work April, 2018.

Dauda, A. (2017). A history of leisure and entertainment among the Jukun people of the lower benue valley of Nigeria [Ph.D Thesis]. School of postgraduate Studies, Benue State University.

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