Nigeria / 1987
Naturalism and abstraction in Owo masks
Naturalism and abstraction in Owo masks
The Smithsonian catalogs Naturalism and abstraction in Owo masks as articles in its Masks, Yoruba records.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Looks at one Owo mask type, the agbodogin, a white faced mask with black trim and geometric features; Poynor develops his theme of external influences on stylistic change of these masks, particularly influence from Edo and other Yoruba areas; also discusses Owo carver Justus Akeredolu, best known as having introduced the genre of miniature thorn carvings; based on 1973 fieldwork and subsequent res