Egungun Layewu carving
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Title
Egungun Layewu carving
Collection
Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits collection realia
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1900 - 1970 (Approximate)
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division
Shelf locator: Sc Art (Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits collection)
Subjects
Egúngún (Cult)
Yoruba (African people) -- Religion
Ancestor worship -- Nigeria
Headdresses
Genres
Physical Description
Wood carvings
Extent: wood, 14 x 11.5 cm (5.5 x 4.5 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11527179
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5316d180-75bb-0137-1288-01f8e596f261
Rights
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Egungun Layewu carving" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900 - 1970. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5316d180-75bb-0137-1288-01f8e596f261
APA format
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1900 - 1970). Egungun Layewu carving Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5316d180-75bb-0137-1288-01f8e596f261
Chicago/Turabian Format
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Egungun Layewu carving" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5316d180-75bb-0137-1288-01f8e596f261
Wikipedia citation
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