Pitchy Patchy

Pitchy Patchy is a costume character in Jamaican Jankunu festival figure. Other characters includes; 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]


References
  1. Johnson, Mikala (2022-08-06). "Remembering the days of Jonkonnu - Our Today". Our Today - (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. Rock It Come Over: The Folk Music Of Jamaica- Olive Lewin
  3. Long, Edward (1774). "The History of Jamaica Or, A General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island: With Reflexions on Its Situation, Settlements, Inhabitants, Climate, Products, Commerce, Laws, and Government" (google). 2 (3/4): 445–475. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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