Egungun costume
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/547a5ca86c43d4f47303bc91ad03e1b7
Title
Egungun costume
Date
1930-1950
Description
dress-like underbody; horizontal bar at top with doughnut-shaped section at center which rests on top of head; inset piece of knit blue and white material at top front (for wearer to see through); many vertical strips of various lengths of patchwork cloth trimmed in zigzags of colored felt and plastic; many different types of fabric--printed, velvet, pile, wool, felt; hammered aluminum pendants in various shapes scattered overall; some fabrics printed with text on back
Source
Minnesota Digital Library
References
https://collections.artsmia.org/index.php?page=detail&id=111893
Collection
Citation
“Egungun costume,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8377.
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