Dance crest "egungun"
Nigeria, Yoruba
not available anymore
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.
Publications
AHDRC: 0109858