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Epa Headdress of an Equestrian Figure

1900-1925
20th C.
Africa, Nigeria, Ekiti region
43 3/4 in. x 11 3/4 in. x 14 3/4 in. (111.13 cm x 29.85 cm x 37.47 cm)

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Unidentified carver from the Adeshina compound

Culture/People: Yoruba peoples

Medium: Wood with pigments

Credit Line: Museum purchase, with funds realized through the deaccession and sale of gifts from the Alice Meyer Buck Fund

Accession Number: 1995.204

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Provenance

From the collection of Lee Ault, a paintings dealer in New York, who probably bought it in New York during the 1950s. Offered for sale at Sotheby’s, New York, sale # 6773, 11/14/95, Lot #46.

Bibliography

"La collection d'art tribal d'Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts de la Stanford University," Arts d'Afrique noire, Summer 1999, p. 43, fig. 3 (repr.)
Lindsey Rinder, “African Art at Stanford University” in “African Arts” vol. 32 (UCLA, Los Angeles, 1999), fig. 11, pg. 75, repr.

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Yoruba

masquerades
Gatherings of people wearing masks, disguises, or costumes, often of an elaborate or fantastic nature; activities often include dancing. [June 1996 related term added. January 1995 descriptor added.]

Epa
Use for the festival of dancing and masquerades held every two years in March by the Yoruba people of West Africa to promote the fertility and well-being of the community, and to honor important people and events in community history. [June 1996 descriptor added.]

masks (costume)
Coverings for all or part of the face, usually with openings for the eyes and sometimes the mouth; worn to hide or alter the identity of the wearer or for protection.

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