Headdress (Ẹpa) called Atófòjọ́wò (“You Can Look at It for a Whole Day”)

Carved from a single block of wood, this stunning example of Bámigbóyè's complex style was carved when the artist was in his late twenties while living in Omu in his native Ilorin Province. Ẹpa masks were performed during an annual or biannual week-long festival. This mask app...