Unidentified
Epa Masquerade Headress (elefon)
19th century
Category
Culture
Yoruba
Place Made
Nigeria: Ekiti Region: Town of Efon-Alaiye
Materials
Wood, pigment, Reckitt's Blue, ground stone, powdered egg, snail shell, kaolin , cactus latex
Measurements
44 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 in (113.03 x 26.67 x 31.115 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carrie Heidrick Art Fund
Accession #
87.33
Description
Grotesque face on mask on top of which stands a female figure carrying a child on her back and holding implements in each hand. Wears conical headdress, has ear plugs and lip labret. Encrustation of thick paint with main colors brown, indigo and white.