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FOR THE EGUNGUN MASQUERADE
Details
A Yoruba headdress
for the egungun masquerade
With well carved head at the centre of a wooden disc retaining many fragments of coloured cloth, dark crusty patina
31cm. wide
for the egungun masquerade
With well carved head at the centre of a wooden disc retaining many fragments of coloured cloth, dark crusty patina
31cm. wide
Literature
Eisenhofer, S., Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika. Tradition und Moderne in Südnigeria, 1997, p.270
Schädler, K.-F., Afrikanische Kunst, Munich, 1997, p.329
Schädler, K.-F., Afrikanische Kunst, Munich, 1997, p.329
Exhibited
Linz, 1997, Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika. Tradition und Moderne in Südnigeria