Dance crest "egungun", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 29 cm (H: 11.4 inch), ID: 3046558

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Dance crest "egungun" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3046558

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Provenance

Old German Collection
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (2006)

Size

H: 29 cm

H: 11.4 inch

Description

wood, polychrome painted, missing parts

The “egungun” rite is closely combined with burial rites and the worshipping of ancestors.

Publications

AHDRC: 0109858

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