Yoruba Mask With Raffia Beard Nigeria African Art

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Title<br>Yoruba Mask with Raffia Beard Nigeria African Art<br>Type of Object<br>Mask<br>Country of Origin<br>Nigeria<br>People<br>Yoruba<br>Materials<br>Wood,  pigment<br>Approximate Age<br>20th century<br>Other Dimensions<br>16 inches H x 10.5 inches W x 9 inches D; 30 inches w/ beard<br>Overall Condition<br>Fair. Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.   Small splits, scrapes and cracks are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use.  We examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report any damage we find in our listings.  Please look carefully at the pictures which may also reveal condition and damage.<br>Damage/Repair<br>Cracks and chips<br>Epa masks are the largest masks danced among the<br>Yoruba/Ekiti<br>people of northen Nigeria.<br>In fact, they represent some of the largest masks used in Africa, being carved from a single piece of wood that can weigh up to sixty pounds or more. They are worn as a helmet mask covering the dancer’s head completely.Among the<br>Yoruba/Ekiti<br>, the Epa festival celebrates life and abundance and the unity of the village, and honor the families and lineages who own and sponsor the mask and bask in a kind of reflected glory.They celebrate the life of honored elders and reinforce the corporate structure of the community.<br>Epa masks appear during a heavily symbolic and choreographed performance during which three different large Epa masks appear in sequence.This mask represents<br>JagunJagun<br>or<br>Ogun<br>, both powerful men who display virtues much admired by the Ekiti.<br>This example of an Epa mask would add its visual authority to any collection.<br>Recommended Reading:<br>Drewal , H. J. and J. Pemberton III, with R. Abiodun Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought, (New York, 1989)<br>Drewal, H. J. and M. Thompson Drewal., Gelede, Art and Female Power among the Yoruba. 1983.<br>Fagg, W. and J. Pemberton III: Yoruba Sculpture of West Africa, (New York, 1982)<br>Lawal, B.: The Gelede Spectacle. Art, Gender, and Social Harmony in an African Culture. (Seattle, London 1996)<br>Mato, Daniel, Chelsea Cooksey, Yoruba: Art of Life. The Bennett-Luther Collection, Denver 2004<br>Witte, H.: A Closer Look; Local Styles in the Yoruba Art Collection of the Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal. 2004.<br>**96909**<br>All content, including pictures, Copyright Africa Direct Inc., 2021<br>Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers!<br>Please visit our About Us page.<br>Africa Direct, Inc. has been selling on eBay since 1997 and has received more than 56,000 positive feedbacks. It is owned by Eliza and Sara, who began the company after spending a year wandering southern Africa in a camper van with their multi-racial family. They have been honored with eBay's Hall of Fame award, and by eBay Giving Works, through which they have raised more than $125,000 in charity auctions.<br>Customer Service<br>: We treasure our many long term customers, and will try to make you one of them! If you have problems, please tell us... we care!<br>Handling Time<br>: We ship daily except Sundays and holidays. Most orders go out the same day, and all go out within 48 hours.<br>Returns<br>: We want you to be happy with your purchase. You're welcome to return an item within 30 days in the same condition you received it--just let us know you're returning it. You may have either a credit or a refund for your purchase price, not including shipping both ways. If your original payment was made through PayPal, we'll refund you through PayPal; if you paid us directly with your credit card, we'll refund the credit card.<br>Combining Shipping<br>: You are welcome to wait to pay, and to combine multiple items for shipping. We ask that you keep each order to 10 days or 10 items, whichever comes first--then start another order.<br>When you're ready, just send us a list of item numbers or an invoice request and we'll send you an invoice. You can pay by Paypal or credit card.<br>U.S. Shipping<br>: Our staff take great care in packing our artwork, much of which is antique, irregularly-shaped, and fragile. The cost of labor and the special packing mate