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This document summarizes an article that examines the role of sculptures in Yoruba Egungun masquerade traditions. It discusses how early Western writers misunderstood and mischaracterized African sculptures due to ethnocentric bias and lack of cultural context. It then provides background on the Yoruba people and their strong artistic traditions. The document focuses on the various sculpted objects, primarily masks in different media, that are used in Egungun masquerade festivals and rituals but are not per

Author

Paula Gomez

Language

EN