Egungun Mask

Egungun Mask

1950s

Yoruba artist, Egungun Mask, 1950s. Wood, pigment, and cloth; 61 in. x 26 in. x 9 in. Denver Art Museum: Native arts acquisition fund and partial gift of Michael and Patricia Coronel, 1997.154

This object is currently on view
Egungun Society members honor deceased ancestors by sponsoring and performing annual ceremonies called masquerades. The two faces of this mask represent a rabbit and a human.
Culture
Yoruba
Locale
Abeokuta Africa
Country
Nigeria
Object
mask
Medium
wood, pigment, and cloth
Dimensions
overall height: 61 in, 154.9400 cm; overall length: 26 in, 66.0400 cm; overall width: 9 in, 22.8600 cm
Credit Line
Native arts acquisition fund and partial gift of Michael and Patricia Coronel
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
Accession Number
1997.154
Known Provenance
Collection of Michael and Patricia Coronel, Greeley, CO, before 1997; purchase and partial gift, Denver Art Museum, 1997

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