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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Egungun Headdress Honoring Mediciners (Oloogun) and Hunters (Olode)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsAfrican Art
Artist

Egungun Headdress Honoring Mediciners (Oloogun) and Hunters (Olode)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Egbado/Egba, Abeokuta, Itoko Quarter
Dateearly 20th-late 20th Century
MediumWood, shells, cloth, metal
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions16 1/8 x 20 1/16 x 19 1/2 in. (41 x 51 x 49.5 cm)
Object number1994.004.731
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
The Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 77, number 135.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett, Atlanta (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art