Tanzkleid, "egungun"

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

Yoruba -Nigeria Egungun Layewu.Puppet "head of head".Solid hardwood with clear patina, natural and industrial pigments.Signs of use and label.With base. . Cm 19,00 x 37,50 x 15,00. This Yoruba sculptu

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

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

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

Maske, "egungun" (?) Yoruba, Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 27 cm. Provenienz: - Antonio Fiacco, Zürich (1980er Jahre) - Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Maske des egungun-Bundes, der d

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

45 Kopfaufsatz, "egungun layewu" Yoruba, Nigeria Gesockelt (base included) Holz. H 33 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Basel. Ausgestellt: Museum der Völker, Schwaz. Sonderausstellung Yoruba - Meisterwe

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

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

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, "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

This is a very old and well used Yoruba Egungun mask with tall "rabbit" like ears and traditional style face. The mask has a painted kaolin clay surface and is Very well weathered suggesting great age

Egungun Costume, Yoruba People, Nigeria, West Africa, 20th C. Cotton, velvet, hemp and cowrie shells. Size: 69"H x 22"W x 18"D (56 x 45.5 x 175.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHIC

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 Tall carved wooden mask with large rabbit like ears as well as a rabbit effigy clinging to the back of the mask, all carved from a single piece of wood. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask mea

This is a very finely carved wooden dance crest with a well carved and elegant image of "Egungun" Yoruba God of the ancestors and of hinting, with the traditional long plaited hair off to one side. Th

A very old well used carved wooden Egungun cap mask with old textiles, nails and signs of field use. The mask was carved from a heavy dense wood. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria. The mask measures. Provenance

A eroded old dance crest for the Egungun dances with a classical large Yoruba head with typical coif and face painted in yellow with green designs; part of lower cowl deficient, not affecting the carv

wood, blackish brown patina, kaolin, traces of indigo blue pigment, helmet-shaped calotte, a costume from fabric attached to the lower rim, net-like cloth to look through, slightly dam., tears and mis

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria & Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A strking example of a Egungun helmet mask with a round, zoomorphic face, its forehead and

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks, this helmet mask shows a gentle