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. While each mask has a personal name, it does not usually refer to a specific ancestor. Rather, Egungun masks embody the "collective force of the ancestors. All of the Egungun in a community appear annually during a joyful festival that celebrates the distinguished dead. During the festival, the ancestors bless the living, promote physical and spiritual health, settle disputes, enforce tradition and morality, and cleanse the community of witchcraft. This example includes porcupine needles and cloth fabric. Measures 8" x 6" x 8". Item comes from the collection of Timothy Koock. Ships from Austin, Tx.

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