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Egúngún Masquerade Ensemble

Artist Yorùbá artists

Date20th century

MediumCloth, wood, coins, cowrie shells, claw, and yarn

Dimensions64 x 35 x 30 in. (162.6 x 88.9 x 76.2 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LinePurchased with funds provided through a bequest from Lucile E. Moorman

Object number97.5.2

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ProvenanceAcquired by Eric Robertson 1982/83 from a collector in Cotonou, Republic of Benin; sold to NCMA 1997.Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal and John Pemberton III, Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought (exhibition catalogue) (New York: The Center for African Art, in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1989), illus. (color) 185, fig. 216.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, The Center for African Art, "Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought," 1989; then scheduled to travel to Chicago, IL, The Art Institute of Chicago; Washington, DC, The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art; New Orleans, LA, The New Orleans Museum of Art; Atlanta, GA, High Museum of Art, cat. illus. (color) 185, fig. 216.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined," October 23, 2023-December 2, 2024.
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