Costume for Egungun Masquerade, Yoruba people, Ijebu region, Ode village, Nigeria, African, textiles

Costume for Egungun Masquerade

Yoruba people, Ijebu region, Ode village, Nigeria, African

20th century

  • Titles Costume for Egungun Masquerade (Descriptive)
  • Medium textiles
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Committee for Traditional Arts, 1990.82.1-.4
  • Object Name costume
  • Classification Costume

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