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Original Title
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Yoruba Headdress
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Devised Title
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Yoruba Egungun Mask
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Date
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Unknown
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Contributor
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Calynne Hill
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Louis Hill
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Description
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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.
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Additional Subject
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Nigeria
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Location
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Tallahassee
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Leon County
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Florida
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United States of America
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Type
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Sculpture
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Medium
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Wood
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Paint
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Metal
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Additional Techniques
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Sculpting
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Measurements
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L:20cm x W:28cm
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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CO_0001_03_001_0008
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.FAMU.0030
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Rights
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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.
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Contributing Institution
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Florida A&M University
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Language
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English