Dance crest "egungun" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3046558
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Provenance
Old German CollectionAlfons 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.
The object Dance crest “egungun” with the object ID 3046558 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 185.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0109858