COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1991.165
amicoid
CMA_.1991.165
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
aly
1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
oty
Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Bamgboye of Odo-Owa
crn
Bamgboye of Odo-Owa
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; West African; Nigerian
crc
African; West African; Nigerian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
crr
artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
c. 1895 - 1978
cdt
c. 1895 - 1978
Creator Dates/Places
false
Gender:
M
cgn
M
Gender
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Bamgboye of Odo-Owa
crt
Bamgboye of Odo-Owa
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Orangun Epa Headdress
otn
Orangun Epa Headdress
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
ott
Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
rid
Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 1925
oct
c. 1925
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1923
ocs
1923
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1927
oce
1927
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
carved and painted wood
omd
carved and painted wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 137.2cm
met
Overall: 137.2cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
oon
The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
oop
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1991.165
ooa
1991.165
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund and Gift of Mary Price
ooc
John L. Severance Fund and Gift of Mary Price
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Epa masks are used in an annual Yoruba festival that lasts about a week and honors the diverse roles necessary for a stable, prosperous society. This mask, which appeared at the Epa festival's climax, celebrates the ruler, the pillar of authority supporting the entire social structure. At the base of the headdress is a janus-faced mask symbolizing spiritual power. On the mask's superstructure, the mounted ruler carries a sword and wears protective amulets strapped to the arms. His face is framed by the chin strap of a broad-brimmed hat. Surrounding the ruler are three tiers of small attendants, who testify to his power and prestige. A wealth of carved detail reveals their roles: wives and children, messengers, musicians, warriors and praise-singers.Bamgboye (c. 1895-1978), Ifa priest and Chief Alaga of Odo-Owa, was one of the most famous sculptors of the Ekiti region, known for works that combine monumentality and detail. Technically, the mask is impressive, for it is carved almost entirely from asingle block of wood. A balanced distribution of weight was of crucial importance for the dancer, who had to support the massive headdress atop his head while dancing and spinning.
cxd
Epa masks are used in an annual Yoruba festival that lasts about a week and honors the diverse roles necessary for a stable, prosperous society. This mask, which appeared at the Epa festival's climax, celebrates the ruler, the pillar of authority supporting the entire social structure. At the base of the headdress is a janus-faced mask symbolizing spiritual power. On the mask's superstructure, the mounted ruler carries a sword and wears protective amulets strapped to the arms. His face is framed by the chin strap of a broad-brimmed hat. Surrounding the ruler are three tiers of small attendants, who testify to his power and prestige. A wealth of carved detail reveals their roles: wives and children, messengers, musicians, warriors and praise-singers.Bamgboye (c. 1895-1978), Ifa priest and Chief Alaga of Odo-Owa, was one of the most famous sculptors of the Ekiti region, known for works that combine monumentality and detail. Technically, the mask is impressive, for it is carved almost entirely from asingle block of wood. A balanced distribution of weight was of crucial importance for the dancer, who had to support the massive headdress atop his head while dancing and spinning.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1991.165.tif
ril
CMA_.1991.165.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false