Skip to Main Content

Mask

by 1949
(Nigerian, c. 1875–1949)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Abẹ́òkúta, Yorùbá
Wood and paint
Overall: 35.5 cm (14 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1974.206
Location: not on view
This artwork is known to be under copyright.

Download, Print and Share

Did You Know?

The prominent teeth on this sculpture may be a visual or symbolic reference to a hare.

Description

Onyide Adugobologe was part of a famous carving workshop that his father founded in the late 1800s in the town of Abeokuta, Nigeria. This mask was made for the egúngún society, whose masquerades honored departed ancestors.
Mask

Mask

by 1949

Onyide Adugbologe

(Nigerian, c. 1875–1949)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Abẹ́òkúta, Yorùbá

See Also

Visually Similar Artworks

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.