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Headdress (Egungun Olode)
Headdress (Egungun Olode)

Headdress (Egungun Olode)

Maker Yoruba
Object number81.17.591
ProvenanceCollection of Karl-Heinz Krieg (1934-2012), Neuenkirchen, Germany; sold to Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1974; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions13 x 13 x 11 in. (33 x 33 x 28 cm)
MediumWood and pigment
Photo: Paul Macapia
Gelede Mask: Male with Skull Cap
Southwestern Yoruba
early 20th century
Object number: 81.17.585
Photo: Paul Macapia
Gelede Mask: Female with Headtie
Southwestern Yoruba
early 20th century
Object number: 81.17.589
Photo: Paul Macapia
Gelede mask with bird with snake
Yoruba
Object number: 81.17.584
Photo: Paul Macapia
Gelede Mask: Equestrian
Yoruba
1920-40
Object number: 81.17.587
Headdress (Egungun)
Headdress (Egungun)
Nigerian
Object number: 81.17.581
Image Not Available for Egungun Headdress
Egungun Headdress
Nigerian
Object number: 2021.12.4
Photo: Susan Cole
Egungun (Power Concealed) costume
Yoruba
1970s
Object number: 97.33
Headdress
Headdress
Yoruba
Object number: 81.17.582
Horizontal Anteater headdress (N'gonzon Koun)
Horizontal Anteater headdress (N'gonzon Koun)
Bamana
Object number: 81.17.22
Photo: Paul Macapia
Female Farming Animal headdress (Ci Wara)
Malian
Object number: 81.17.23
Male Farming Animal headdress (Ci Wara)
Male Farming Animal headdress (Ci Wara)
Malian
Object number: 81.17.24
Little Female Antelope headdress (Sogoni Koun)
Little Female Antelope headdress (Sogoni Koun)
Bamana
Object number: 67.94