Yoruba Egungun Mask

Original Title

Yoruba Headdress

Devised Title

Yoruba Egungun Mask

Date

Unknown

Creator

Unknown See all items with this value

Yoruba Peoples of Nigeria See all items with this value

Contributor

Calynne Hill

Louis Hill

Description

This wooden sculpture has faded paint, but the features – including scarification marks and large ears – are still prominent. The Yoruba people of Nigeria made this mask to honor their ancestors in masquerade ceremonies, known as Odun Egungun (egungun meaning “power concealed”), meant to maintain the spiritual morality of previous generations.

Primary Subject

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Art See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Folklore See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Nigeria

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Wood

Paint

Metal

Additional Techniques

Sculpting

Measurements

L:20cm x W:28cm

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

CO_0001_03_001_0008

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0030

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Collection

Calynne and Louis Hill Collection See all items with this value

Language

English

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