Egúngún masquerade costumes swirl into motion during festivals honoring departed ancestors. Globally sourced, their layered fabric panels reflect local aesthetics and ritual practices. Often made from ...

Egungun masquerader may be defined as the collective spirits of the ancestors who occupy a space in heaven hence they are called Ara Orun (dwellers of heaven). These ancestral spirits are believed to ...

Even while museums are closed due to the coronavirus, art matters in our lives. In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with ...

A masquerade (Egungun) must hearken to the warnings of his guide if he is to make it back to base safely. He could take liberties in the alleyways and rural roads, but when the procession is heading ...

The Commissioner of Police, Osun Command, Patrick Kehinde Longe has warned that he will not condone any breakdown of law and order in the state. Longe gave this warning during a security meeting with ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "Throughout the Oyo Yoruba area ...

Twenty-four masquerade adherents in the Oregun area of Ikeja and the Mafoluku area of Oshodi in Lagos State have been arrested over an alleged unauthorized festival.Before the arrests, residents of ...

Visitors to “Ara Oru Kinkin (Masquerades Mythology),” the current show by the artist Akirash at Lawndale Center for the Arts in Houston, will find themselves confronted by a wealth of visual ...

The Lagos State Police Command has announced restrictions on the ongoing Egungun festival, limiting all related activities to designated outing points and specific celebration venues. The directive, ...

THESE bizarre looking masked figures are believed to be living ghosts with the power to kill with a single touch. The Egungun of Benin are a secretive society in West Africa, respected and feared by ...