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Egungun Atipako—with hand-woven aso ofi textiles. Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo: Bolaji Campbell, 2007
Oyo-Yoruba Egungun ensemble, 20 th century. Hand-woven and machine spurn textiles embellished with cowrie shells, aluminum, string, thread embroidery, leather, pitch, brass, plastic buttons and plastic sequins. Photo: Bolaji Campbell
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Cloth as Metaphor in Egungun Costumes

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by Campbell, Bolaji

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RISD Museum, 2016
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