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Egungun masquerade dance garment
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| Artist |
Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa |
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| Title |
Egungun masquerade dance garment |
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| Description |
A Egungun masquerade dance garment in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis |
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| Date | between 1950 and 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
87.309.3 |
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| Object history | “Egungun translates as masquerade in the Yoruba language. This outfit may have been used in various ceremonies, such as the annual Egungun festival ("Odun Egungun," masquerade for the ancestors), family crises, the death of an elder, town misfortunes or celebrations. Different Egungun masquerades have different meanings, but all draw on the presence and power of the ancestors. Over time older and newer textiles are added to the dance garment. This body mask, dating around the 1950s, is made from women's strip-woven cloth with imported, fancy fabric appliqué squares.” The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IMCPL Digital Collections | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Artifact description: Artifacts at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, IMCPL Digital Collections | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Wendy Kaveney | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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