Egungun cap mask depicting a European with a pith helmet

Culture
Yoruba people
Creation date
Collection
African
Materials
wood, pigment
Dimensions
H: 9 1/4
Currently On View
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
Accession number
1989.758
Gallery Label

Egungun masquerades honor ancestors.  Maskers wear a variety of wooden headpieces, which are always accompanied by colorful, multi-layered body garments.

This cap mask depicting a European includes a pith helmet, sunburned face and long thin nose.   Some Yoruba masks make fun of foreigners, drunks, visiting African traders and the habits of certain animals.

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