Pitchy Patchy
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Pitchy Patchy is a costume character in Jamaican Jankunu festival figure. Other characters include: King and Queen, Cow Head, Horse Head, Red Indians and Belly Woman.[1]
One of the original figures of Jamaican Jankunu character, Pitchy Patchy is usually represented by a suit made of tattered, colorful pieces of cloth. Pitchy Patchy's role in the carnival is to keep masqueraders and the surrounding crowd in order by cracking a cattle whip.[2] According to Edward Long, the character originated from Akan festivals in celebration of John Canoe; the Ashanti commander became Pitchy Patchy, wearing battledress with what would resemble charms, referred to as a "Batakari".[3]
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