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Hat with Beadwork for the Egúngún Masquerade

Hat with Beadwork for the Egúngún Masquerade

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Artist
Unknown (Nigerian, Yorùbá People)
Title
Hat with Beadwork for the Egúngún Masquerade
Date
early 20th century
Medium
Beads, fabric, and wood
Dimensions
11 x 12 x 5 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Drs. James and Gladys Witt Strain
Accession No.
1992.87
Classification
Beadwork
Geography
Nigeria

Related

5 May 1992, gifted by Drs. James and Gladys Strain (Riverdale, NY) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Exhibition gallery guide, "Revealing Forms: African Art from the Elvehjem Collection." 2002.
  • Drewal, Henry John. "African Art at the Elvehjem." Bulletin/Biennial Report 2001-2003. Elvehjem Museum of Art (2003): 16-36. pp. 16-36

  • Whirling Return of the Ancestors: Egúngún Arts of the Yorùbá and Beyond: Ruth Davis Design Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1/22/2018–4/8/2018
  • Revealing Forms: African Art from the Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/20/2002–6/16/2002

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