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⏲ Duration: 2 min 66 sec
✓ Published: 16-Nov-2011
✓ Published: 16-Nov-2011
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This exhibition provides a brief introduction to the realm of Egungun masquerades and how notions of masculinity are depicted in the performances and in the organizational structure of the Egungun masquerade society. The exhibition specifically takes a look at Oya, a powerful ancestral masquerade. Our video highlights the historical role of men and masculinity in the arena of Egungun and the attributing of masculine qualities to female spirits. The reason behind this is that in the ritual contex
This exhibition provides a brief introduction to the realm of Egungun masquerades and how notions of masculinity are depicted in the performances and in the organizational structure of the Egungun masquerade society. The exhibition specifically takes a look at Oya, a powerful ancestral masquerade. Our video highlights the historical role of men and masculinity in the arena of Egungun and the attributing of masculine qualities to female spirits. The reason behind this is that in the ritual contex
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