Egungun hare head cap mask

Egungun hare head cap mask
Egungun hare head cap mask
Image Rights & Reproductions Requirements
Culture
Yoruba people
Culture
Egba people
Creation date
Collection
African
Materials
wood, pigment
Dimensions
H: 19 1/8 in.
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Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
Accession number
1989.759
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Egungun masquerades honor ancestors. Maskers wear a variety of wooden headpieces, which are always accompanied by colorful, multi-layered body garments.

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