Lot 0033

A Yoruba Costume, "ekuu egungun"

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Item Details

Description

Tanzkleid, "ekuu egungun"
Yoruba-Nago, Benin
Mit Sockel / with base
H 180 cm.

Provenienz:
- Museum Haus der Völker, Schwaz.
- Galerie Walu, Zürich.

Ausgestellt:
Haus der Völker, Schwaz.

Der Egungun-Bund achtet darauf, dass die Ahnen mit Gebeten, Opfern und der Organisation von Festen mit Maskenauftritten geehrt werden. Die dabei verwendeten Egungun-Masken unterscheiden sich von Ort zu Ort und sind häufig, wie die hier angebotene, ganz aus Stoff gefertigt.

Die Ahnen zählen zu den wichtigsten Kräften, die die menschliche Welt der Yoruba beeinflussen. Das Ziel der menschlichen Existenz liegt nicht in einem glücklichen Leben nach dem Tode, sondern in einem Leben auf der Erde in einer vitalen Gemeinschaft, die mit jeder Generation grösser und stärker wird.

Die Ahnen möchten, dass ihre Lebenskraft durch neugeborene Kinder in die Gemeinschaft zurückkehrt. Sie verkörpern die einzigen kosmischen Kräfte, die ein starkes Interesse am Gedeihen und Wohlbefinden der Gemeinschaft haben. Sie warnen deren lebende Mitglieder durch Träume oder das Orakel, wenn die Gemeinschaft in Gefahr ist. In der Gestalt von Egungun-Masken kommen sie alljährlich in die Stadt, um die Gemeinschaft von Kriminellen und Hexen zu säubern.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Homberger, Lorenz et al. (1991). Yoruba. Zürich: Museum Rietberg.

CHF 500 / 1 000
EUR 430 / 860

Condition

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