#egungun

CreebhillsCreebhills
2024-12-03
Humphrey Duncombepanapp@livellosegreto.it
2024-05-06

Contenuto trovato casualmente sulla timeline di Twitter che mi ha fatto scoprire la cultura #Egungun dell’Africa occidentale, che ignoravo totalmente: la sola voce di Wikipedia in inglese mi ha aperto un mondo, e guglando ha scoperto alcuni dei costumi più straordinari e immaginifici che abbia mai visto in vita mia. Approfondirò.

Screenshot di un tweet che mostra un costume Egungun.
Pauline von Hellermannpvonhellermannn@mastodon.green
2023-04-01

Love this photograph by #Nigerian photographer and artist Asiko, of a #Yoruba #Egungun #Masquerade staged in Newcastle. Egungun is about the return of deceased ancestors. This one was staged, together with Asiko, by the group Moko Somõkõw.

theguardian.com/artanddesign/2

Photograph by Asiko, taken in Newcastle. It shows three people on very high stilts, in complicated, layered costumes made of still, colourful fabric, with bells and other ornaments attached. They have facepaints on and each is wearing a different hat, very elaborately made. In the background ordinary UK houses, street, plants, a landrover. It seems to have been taken early in the morning or at dusk. The whole atmosphere is surreal, otherworldly.

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