Syracuse University Art Galleries
SELECTED
AT SYRACUSE IVERSITY Syracuse University Art Galleries
1971 LUBIN HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY, YORK, 1971 / LOWE ART CENTER, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, JANUARY 1971
I
Syracuse University Art Galleries
E I I
E
N FI of man and of Iy OLORUN the is FOr\FO,COn representation of OBATALA spear. He associated
OBATALA and
69.170.570. Horseman Yoruba H.
Syracuse University Art Galleries
69.170.101. H.14"
583
69.170.583. Horseman ''''."...... Yoruba
69.170.471. Horseman Yoruba H.
with Syracuse University Art Galleries
584
69.170.584. Horseman 69.170.475. Horseman Yoruba H. II Yoruba H.
69.170.585. Horseman 69.170.579. Horseman Yoruba H. Yoruba H. 69.170.383. H.7/1 Syracuse University Art Galleries
69.170.132. Bowl with a Goat 169.170.369. Yoruba H. H.191/2
It represents It
69.170.170. Bell Yoruba H.
169.170.384.
li 69.170.92. Bell Yoruba H.181/2" 69.170.127,69.170.128. I\.flt!:t:1I I IJ;!; Yoruba H.12"
69.170.131. Syracuse University Art Galleries H.11" 131
69.170.159. 69.170.111. H.
69.170.94. H. Syracuse University Art Galleries
69.170.138. H.10"
69.170.586.
69.170.587. H.24"
111 69.170.588. H.
69.170.80. H.11 135
69.170.590. Syracuse University Art GalleriesH.
Female
and maternal
is and
69.170.589. H.
A female of not uncommon in the Yoruba art. green a part a
69.170.86. H. "
of a are in traditional
69.170.378. H. Syracuse University Art Galleries
69.170.88. H.9"
male of
69.170.137. H. 91/2"
He 236
69.170.79. H.
male a OGUN. of consists of and
69.170.212. H.33"
fashion.
69.170.166. Syracuse University Art Galleries
69.170.165
also from this time 561 a more traditional SANGO axe on her head.
69.170.561. 69.170.171. H.141/4" H.6"
carved with great and represents the ,n rto nrtc of ora Her SANGO axe axe the established tradition. H. the
H.
H.
Syracuse University Art Galleries OGBON cere men
69.170.151. H.
69.170.148. H.4" Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.150. H.8"
Syracuse University Art Galleries
592
69.170.592. Yoruba Brass, H.
69.170.149. Another
other is
69.170.593,69.170.594. Yoruba H.
Ibadan. Done with and even greater conviction. There is greater and
method.
Syracuse University Art Galleries
594 Ii 11
69.170.611.
males and females. females are their breasts. The heads serve stoppers. Syracuse University Art Galleries 605 69.170.613. Containers H. "
o:-:.:-:·_,.-:,,,,,,,,:u medicine containers stoppers
610,611 69.170.333,69.170.334. Twin Yoruba H.11"
vertical half-disc effect.Syracuse The University Art Galleries without noticeable
69.170.312. Twin
,... ""JP ... ::> Yoruba
This less modern 334
69.170.294. Twin Yoruba H.71/2 69.170.282. Twin
l'lil~;t::fld.Yoruba H.
chin and breasts.
69.170.340. Twin 69.170.248. Twin ,,,,,,,' ... n .. , Yoruba H. 10" H.8"
69.170.332. Twin ,"'.'1'...... - Yoruba H.
69.170.197. Twin Yoruba H. 91/2
Syracuse University Art Galleries
69.170.249. Twin Yoruba H.8"
332 69.170.177. Twin 69.170.261. Twin H.12" ,...... -. .... Yoruba H.
best when it can and This male on a very contrast between
in a
69.170.252. Twin
'''' ...... -. ... ~ Yoruba H.10"
The Ibadan artist who created these male I BEJI said I I i but he said it who stands very erect on short has dedication. His words ",vt"'lr",cce:.r! and a neck. of the of and the Yoruba love are beads (now This with inner energy and to take part in of life.
69.170.291. Twin 69.170.277. Twin Yoruba H.101/2H.
, ..... 'IJ..... , .. ~Yoruba H.9"
unusual aspect of this the open A female twin mouth and the visible teeth. almost have closed Syracuse Universityas doArt most otherGalleries Yoruba their masks. The
,notable.. " ..,!,· ... ""'o e:xce·oti!ons are the EGUNGUN masks those from the Abeokuta area) and a few of the female from Ondo area. 69.170.279. Twin Yoruba H.9" 69.170.265. Twin H. narrow head and a somewhat is well balanced the
i~"'·""~,~,..,,'""~."'rmany devices that nc,r.e."",,,,,, strong effect. The eyes half represents an there were nails and the 69.170.284. Twin Yoruba H.10" Four are very and narrow; the fifth strong short and accentuates the abdominal line. The slim and female twin is in the are short and end in flat feet. The circular stand is thin. Total The facial features are worn effect is one of careful balance of line and mass. achieved moderate-sized breasts matched moderate The total effect is one and balance. 69.170.353. Twin
l" bracelets each 69.170.339. Twin Yoruba 69.170.331. Twin Yoruba H.10" female outlined curvature. When viewed into the Syracuse University Artand are Galleriesbalanced which ovtonf-lc the nr"n~C'ri manner. 69.170.351. Twin 1"11);:''1:1111. Yoruba H. 101/2" 69.170.352. Twin ,,..,,...... ,,- Yoruba H. 101/2 265 69.170.329. Twin Yoruba H.10" of a male twin with forward ovT.onriorl in back. 69.170.256. Twin Yoruba H. tribal mark. 69.170.281. Twin Yoruba H.11 Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.285. Twin Yoruba H.11 a treated is less Tnrl_n,,,,:H,f,, because of the roundness the head. There is a of the and a of the more 69.170.115. Twin H.12" male and female carved cor""",~"ol\fSmall but noticeable differences are evident in the hair treatment, size of the ears, forehead and in the scarification. The female's arms are also carved with greater detail free of scarification. This the most massive of the IBEJ!. 351 H.11%" 69.170.250. Twin H.11 male-female 69.170.293. Twin H.10" Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.328. Twin more evident. It 274 69.170.145. Twin 69.170.154. H. 101/2 fI H.12/1 center each camwood nr\\Af("'j,:>r 69.170.242. Twin 556 H.9" 69.170.556. Twin A Syracuse University Art Galleries represent the 69.170.557. Twin Yoruba H.11" arms. 69.170.153. Twin H.11 The heads of rest trunks of the in forms also evident in the top of the ear and of the 69.170.227. Twin H.12" from the same carver, this of female twins introduces additional in the of the chest amulets and the bottom part of abdomen. Like the three the oversized round eyes, vertical hair soften the pattern. 69.170.222. Twin ."'."...... ,.. , Yoruba Wood. H. 11" use replea1ted in the breasts. The side view suggests that the this is balanced the extension of the thumb. 69.170.185. Twin Syracuse University Art Galleries the traditional treatment. The differs from the Yoruba conventions. 69.170.273. Twin ,"'.".... ,-, ... , Yoruba H. inventions. The face is aellGHelV drawn with tribal well outlined nose, eyes upper border and nail for ears. The rather massive head with its 0100'" ..,1'1'1 traces of blue on the hair. 227 69.170.276. Twin Yoruba H.l0" this female worn ritual use. The eye the nose, tribal scarification and the This the fine 69.170.162. Twin H.9" incised. wrap themselves an oval Syracuse Universityin contrast Art to Galleries the squareness of the shoulders. The line of the top of the accentuates the shoulders. This vertical- horizontal pattern is facial scarification. 69.170.303. Twin H.9" 273 69.170.295. Twin 69.170.269. Twin Yoruba ,"" ... • ...... ·L Yoruba H. be seen both from a front be 69.170.163. Twin Yoruba H.8" statues have been created to 69.170.300. Twin Yoruba H. 69.170.314. Twin average man. Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.110. Twin Yoruba H. 69.170.317. Twin Yoruba no carved the same carver as the idea not a human the feet smaller and the traces of facial 69.170.348. Twin Yoruba H.9" ::IHQ,r::lCTP head more is treated with greater the whole 69.170.346. Twin 10" H. eyes set in incised. on the Semicircular muscles this turn extends into round and monumental 69.170.288. Twin H.11" 69.170.289. Twin Syracuse University''''.''', ...... Yoruba Art GalleriesH.11" the same carver from Ondo. head and a flatter treatment contemporary the tourist 69.170.254. Twin ''''.'''~•• '''. Yoruba H.11" The area of located the northwestern part of Yoruba traditional carvers. Each is and a sense illustrates the sensitive balance extended cu rvatu re various parts of the is reflected indentations the The chest line is balanced of the abdomen. 69.170.251. Twin H.10" This male-female life sequence of 69.170.275. Twin Yoruba H.9H.9"n Syracuse University Art Galleries from the same carver, and the somewhat forward "'",..,t"." .... It possesses characteristics art of the Indians North America. 69.170.283. Twin Yoruba H.10" spaces are set very far apart; the arms, due to their narrowness, appear also to be far apart. The head is smaller than usual rests on and narrow neck. The headdress is also not the traditional treatment. is moderate elevation. The trunk of the is '-'':1.-,.o._"n 251 69.170.113. Twin H.11" Canton, 69.170.119. Twin H.12" H.9"H. Syracuse University Art Galleries This male statue from an unidentified the head and the 263 69.170.3. Twin Yoruba H.12" A male twin nj-r':>rilrt"I""" and unsolved ", .., ... n 0on'''' use. 69.170.581. Twin H.11 Syracuse University Art Galleries the human soul. 3 69.170.355. Twin H. 69.170.280. Twin Yoruba Wood. H. 101/2" Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.262. Twin ''''',...... '''- Yoruba H.10" male inner core. 69.170.271. Twin Yoruba 581 H.27" This statue represents OBA ORISA The is seated on chair rooster and a bowl. has an elaborate headdress. 69.170.223. H.26" .. o('",n1:"..,1'.ron of ORISA ALA movement of the a hat. 69.170.213. H.37" This is a very unusual ror ... o"on1:"'lj-.ron The represents a and a child on her back. The This Syracuse University Art Galleries between it and the female statue. It is a 69.170.372. H.39" A very and monumental rpn,I'Pc,pntClt"nn connected with the cult of SANGO. It represents mother one in front and one at with heads turned SIOIP.W;'1VS_ There are two small indicate that the This called IFE MODAKEKE Ibadan. 69.170.234. H.7" line of the pattern. 69.170.233. H.7" 69.170.427. Staff Yoruba H,H.58" a man and a woman to be from the of 69.170.130. . are Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.164. H. 69.170.217. H.22"H. carved and statue area. The in the classical Yoruba tradition. "feels" 69.170.173. H. " H.5"-8" but a different area and Small human in seated on his feet and female and used in Iwo. head. 69.170.95. 69.170.466 H. H. 21" A twins with a great ,:>T1'£:IY")1'I"'., is on her details of her face. 69.170.478. 69.170.93. H. H. A colorful A at her a and 69.170.470. H. A well-balanced is seated on feet and is a carved container on her head. It well-balanced and seems reveal of great 69.170.469. Container Syracuse University ArtYoruba Galleries H.12" An elaborate wooden container a bird and Oor ... rn,of""11 r':l I pattern on the 69.170.621. H.22" wooden spoon with a of a female on the handle. 69.170.85. H.16" Syracuse University Art Galleries 214 69.170.105. H.20" A statue of a hunter with a rifle and a gun In contrast the this represents a man who on a to hunt: it is strong, young on the 69.170.129. H. 69.170.107. H. A statue of young woman from lIaro. It tradition to the treatment Yoruba twins Syracuse University69.170.290. Art Galleries H.15" statue of a woman from made for decorative 69.170.133. H.15" of a naked male from at one time a part of an erotic group. 69.170.142. H. Abeokuta. The more concerned create on the viewer than the dance 105 69.170.146. H.10" 69.170.136. H. made 69.170.476. H.23" mother back. function. 69.170.480. H. 16" Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.631. small child teeth. This 69.170.632. H.25" the are in at her back. Twins are common among the Yoruba. 69.170.633. H. A statue a chief an elaborate head traditional title of the natural ruler staff of office. On both sides of him reduced dimension. 69.170~124. H. carved and of not known. It represents a Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.91. H. Another .."' ...... ,..,r' ...... ~-. of a bi rd. It stands on and has an extended neck. 69.170.160. H.15" A seated ...... r' .... "·,..,., near Abeokuta. Use of this 69.170.141. 69.170.172. H.9" H.16" An unusual and 69.170.443. 69.170.169. H. H.11" A male with crossed arms. It was very to to come from but more be used as a decorative 69.170.349. Drum Yoruba H. A rn;:J<:cl\/prn;:Jccl\/p in the form V .. r,h-.hl" used in a Yam festival. A series of all carved of poses. of a mask or a rr.rnnl'lClj"iOlrr.rnnl'l<:lj"iOl 69.170.371. Drum ''''.~''''••''" Yoruba H.33" Syracuse" University Art Galleries much and nr~l\lIf"'IICone. A statue of a man and a from n""',,'nnl also part of a or a group treatment). One its rare treatment in Yoruba small birds from Ado Ekiti. were a part an mask. African masks than never an idol, the ceremony can can take upon itself many tual forces Syracuse University Art Galleries or an form The most effective forms tions. The and com created within ful of ceremony, the ceases to exist-it then a little that it is discarded. The size of the mask varies from area to area and in the function. Some are the face and some camwood ~~."r'~~ was traditional in recent times Traditional colors are with thei r variations. The bearer 69.170.109. "GELEDE ELEIYE ATI ERARKO"-Bird Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.211. H.11" This mask consists sensitive delicate human head band one and a half inches in width one wooden band is 69.170.38. The been identified. 69.170.194. H.12" This GELEDE mask it now appears and cannot be used The nostrils are and hair 69.170.44. H.16%" This GElEDE unidentified Yoruba area was at one time surmounted a bird remains. It was and red and some still Syracuse University Art Galleries but 38 69.170.553. Gelede H. 17" 69.170.53. Gelede "-15" Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.188. H.12" a small and unusual GELEDE face mask red and blue and tribal scarifications. The of on top of the head. rites. deceased person and an the He active interest in the activities of the varicolored cloth or animal in un- natural EGUNGUN wear masks. 69.170.31. The of this Syracuse University Art Galleries in the Abeokuta art. medicinal on rabbit ears held J-Acr.on ... .o .. in and a rabbit with Hausa influenced relief patterns. It a strong and n,,,,, ... ,-n lines and color. 69.170.30. H. This respects similar to the ears lie the mask's ears sweep towards the back. The details are and the total effect creature. 69.170.22. 69.170.21. the 69.170.26. 69.170.554. has an elaborate a well outlined mouth which no white and red. 69.170.41. 69.170.23. Syracuse University Art Galleries are also used. 69.170.42. H. 11" D. 13" 69.170.48. H.15" This EGUNGUN mask 69.170.20. in the traditional GELEDE pattern. It is 69.170.45. satire or grotesqueness. The hair is H.11" is centered inward contrast to most standard EGUNGUN masks indicate a freer ~~~"",""'r,.... ~.... It could be used to illustrate the are more round and possess the savannah 69.170.190. all EGUNGUN some are used method Thus carved in the area used purposes. It is called OLOJU FaFaRa 69.170.192. H.10" 69.170.46. Syracuse University Art Galleries Another mask in the same tradition as the two ones has 69.170.191. a much and more delicate balance. The face and the elaborate hair facial scarifications black. The eyes and ears are and the mouth is closed. The classical balance of this mask This IBOJU Ode represents a human close to the GELEDEmasks. face with a vertical does the nose but the nasal are visible in the frontal The mask is humorous and represents a 69.170.29. man. 69.170.18. This small EGUNGUN mask with two horns is on a round H.10" disc. It is more grotesque than the masks. This is another humorous mask of man nose. It is blue with white eyes and it cheeks and plr'.nuClt",.rl but rounded chin. The face appears to be a half-moon from the side It is a "theatrical" mask a man." Syracuse University Art Galleries 190 69.170.196. H.B" Another BOJU EGUNGUN mask represents a man with a This mask black and was carved in the Ilawe area. It narrow eyes and small mouth two rows of teeth It illustrates a white man. 69.170.49. Mask Yoruba H. 12" This mask has an additional head attached a mask with strong and full of and curvatures. 69.170.195. Mask ."'.,...... - Yoruba H. TONBOlO mask is from Ondo and was worn young child in an EGUNGUN related ceremony. little is known about the exact of this type of ceremony to the more Syracuse University~~.~~.~" Artand Galleries mature EGUNGUN cult. mask is blue and white. 69.170.366. Mask ....." ....,-, .... Yoruba H. This the and the was carved somewhere in or near Ibadan. EGUNGUN tradition but exact use not known. represents a man, with a beard and a moustache made of leather. It individualistic and balanced. 69.170.16. Mask ."' ...... A. Yoruba H. Similar to the mask smaller and less COlllpllGltelO, this mask is also a man's face a leather moustache and beard. 69.170.14. Mask Yoruba H. 69.170.15. Mask Yoruba H.11 69.170.17. Mask Yoruba H.11 not known. Syracuse University Art Galleries 69.170.43. Mask Yoruba D.13" 69.170.19. Mask I .... "· ... ,."'~Yoruba D.111/2" This is similar mask but represents a hare rather lizard. It is blue. 69.170.220. H. 220 Allison, P. A. A 13. Gelede masks. 6, June 1958,5-23. de Lagos, University of Lagos 1950, 1969. 15. Ekiti Yoruba 16. 12, 1961, 21-4. 21. Paris, 1960- 1951, 103-33. Odu, a of 1955- 22.-- Yorubaland. British Museum Quarterly, Syracuse University Art Galleries towns. 23, January 25. 26. MF'VPlrO\;\Jit7 ;:),al,U"'""';:)from Yoruba, Nigeria. Man, 44, 1943, 28. David Twins in Yorubaland. West 1957, 845-7. Thomas, Northcote W. in Yoruba 30. Joan collections in Germany 57, 1957, 133-5. Books modern University Press, of southern University University of Yoruba town. 35, A year of tovvn, Lagos, n,d, 36, Carrail, Kevin For the bitllio!gr Syracuse University Art Galleries I nternationai Western Africa, 43, ldowu, E. Boiaji Olodumare; York, Praeger, 1963, 44, S. 1937, 45, Lucas; J, Olumide The of 46, Press, 1966. 50, Ibadan, Ibadan University 51. Prince, Ravmond Ifa.Ifa, Yor~Jba Ibadan University 1963, 52. Sculpture of of Information; Syracuse University Art Galleries n 1 0