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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Egungun (?) Headdress (Igboogi) of a Monkey (Akato) (?)
© 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

Egungun (?) Headdress (Igboogi) of a Monkey (Akato) (?)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Owo or Akoko
Date19th-late 20th Century
MediumWood, animal hair, bamboo, iron, pigment
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions14 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (37.9 x 20.5 cm)
Object number1994.004.164
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
Masquerade: Scripturalizing Modernities Through Black Flesh, A Pitts Theology Library Digital Exhibition, Emory University, 2021 (virtual exhibition)
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 85, number 148.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, from at least 1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art