A Yoruba Headdress, "ere egungun olode"

Kopfaufsatz, "ere egungun olode" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 44 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Maske des egungun-Bundes, de

Kopfaufsatz, "egungun layewu" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 39 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Maske des egungun-Bundes, der die Beziehungen zwischen den Ahne

Maske, "ere egungun eleti" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 55 cm. B 30 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. - Sammlung Peter Stettler (1939-1998) und Erica Stettler-Schnell (geb

Maske, "ere egungun eleti" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 66 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. ere egungun eleti = "der der Ohren hat" (ere egungun eleti = "the

Janus-Kopfaufsatz, "Egungun" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Textil. H 25 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Maske des egungun-Bundes, der die Beziehungen zwischen den A

A very interesting carved wooden headdress with a finely crafted image on top, stylized facial treatment and well handled wood suggest good age and ceremonial use. Egungun masquerade ceremonies (Odun

A carved wooden dance crest for the Egungun ceremonies, painted black and white and adorned with textiles. The Egungun society is to commemorate and revere the ancestors. traditionally it is believed

**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A dark wooden headdress with a zoomorphic face over a round base drilled through to attach it to somethin

Maskenaufsatz, "egúngún" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 35 cm. Provenienz: Jean David, Basel. 2003 in situ erworben. Maske des egungun-Bundes, der die Beziehungen zwische

A Yoruba Tribe Carved and Painted Wood Egungun Headdress, Nigera, 20th Century. H: 20 1/2 W: 9 D: 12 in.

Yoruba Egubgun Headdress/Mask- Aboriginal Indigenous Art- Once ritualware for the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa. The word Egungun refers to masking associated with honored male lineage ancestors. W

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

This is a very old and well used Yoruba peoples dance crest or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used headdress has a canine sculpture , twisted horns and an overall fierce

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand carved wooden figural bust of a face topped by a large, hooked coiffure or headdress shaped like an axe blade. A t

Kopfaufsatz-Maske, "okooro" Yoruba-Ijebu, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Leder, Schnur. H 48 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Publiziert: Homberger, Lorenz et al. (1991).

African Yoruba Egungun Mask, Nigeria. Carved wood,pigment, fabric. Used in performances in reverence to an ancestor. Size: 10'' x 6.5'' x 7.5'' (25 x 17 x 19 cm); Height on stand: 22" (56 cm).

A Yoruba Egungun costume. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. Fabric, cowries, and other materials. 71" x 20". The Yoruba would wear this costume during a ceremony to honor their ancestors. Includes s

Two Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentLate 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaAppears unmarkedTwin female statuettes held within a leather carrying b

A Rare Yoruba peoples mask from Nigeria, West Africa. This is a very fine carved wooden helmet mask with painted kaolin clay pigments and tall rabbit like ears and the most beautiful carved face I hav

African Yoruba Headdress. Carved wood and pigment, and assorted ethnic textiles. Stand not included. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 61'' x 19'' x 10'' (155 x 48 x 25 cm).

African Yoruba Headdress. Carved and paint decorated wood, with a variety of native textiles. Stand not included. Losses, repairs. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 70'' x 19'' x

A carved wooden idol from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such daily handling is r

AN EARLY MALE YORUBA ERE IBEJI FIGURE WITH BEADS, 11" PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JANINE AND JOSEF GUGLER. SEE ALSO THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART.