African American male maskers, usually of the working class, who sing, dance and parade in unofficial associations or "tribes" in New Orleans's Mardi Gras and St. Joseph's Day parades. Their costumes are comprised of large feather headdresses, moccasin-style boots, and aprons with patterns sewn in such materials as sequins, rhinestones, glass beads, ribbons velvet, and ostrich plumes.
