Embodying the Sacred in Yoruba Art, on view through April 18 at Kean University’s Karl and Helen Burger Gallery, comprises twenty-eight Yoruba masterpieces from Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, all sourced from the collection of the Newark Museum. The pieces in the show, which were produced from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century, highlight the relationship between art and the spiritual world.
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| Staff of authority, ipawo ase - Nigeria |
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| Crown, ade abetiaja - Nigeria, 1970s |
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| Twin figure, ere ibeji - Nigeria, 20th century |
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| Sword of authority, ida ase - Nigeria, 19th–20th century |
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| Dance vest with Esu figures - Nigeria, 19th–20th century |
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| Divination tray, opon ifa - Nigeria, first half of 20th century - Attributed to Areogun or atelier |
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| Egungun mask - Nigeria, 20th century |
Information and images courtesy of Kean University and the Newark Museum.
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