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A Master Sculptor of the Yoruba Tradition

By James Green

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Bámigbọyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition explores the remarkable 50-year career of Moshood Olúṣẹmọ́ Bámigbọyè, a pivotal Nigerian artist renowned for his spectacular masks created for the traditional Ẹ̀pà festivals. These colossal masks, sometimes weighing up to 80 pounds and exceeding 4 feet in height, feature intricate superstructures with numerous finely carved figures, showcasing some of the most elaborate works in Yorùbá art. The book richly illustrates masterpieces from collections across America, Europe, and Nigeria, while situating Bámigbọyè’s work within the broader context of Yorùbá art, politics, religion, and culture through essays and oral histories.
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This volume is essential for lovers of African art, scholars of Yorùbá culture, and readers interested in traditional sculpture and religious festivities. It also appeals to collectors and museum professionals seeking authoritative insight into one of Africa’s most dynamic art traditions.

The first publication on the Yorùbá master sculptor Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè

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The first publication on the Yorùbá master sculptor Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè

Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition is the first monograph dedicated to the 50-year career of the Nigerian artist Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè (ca. 1885–1975). One of the most important Yorùbá sculptors of the twentieth century, Bámigbóyè is best known for the spectacular masks that he carved for religious festivals known locally as Ẹpa.

Weighing up to 80 pounds and measuring over 4 feet tall, with intricate superstructures that could feature dozens of finely carved individual figures, these masks represent some of the most complex and elaborate works of Yorùbá art ever made. With 190 illustrations, this sumptuous volume presents masterpieces from Bámigbóyè’s workshop now housed in collections in America, Europe, and Nigeria.

Essays situate Bámigbóyè’s work as part of Africa’s oldest and most dynamic art traditions and consider his sculpture in relation to contemporary Yorùbá art, culture, politics, and religion. With new and archival photographs and incorporating oral histories conducted with the artist’s family and community, this catalogue fills a critical void in African art-historical scholarship.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300266559

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 164 color + 18 b-w illus.

Contributors:

Contributions by Oluseye Adesola
Contributions by Anne Turner Gunnison
Contributions by Efeoghene J. Igor
Contributions by William Rea
Contributions by Cathy Silverman

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

Collections

African History Arts & Culture History & Archaeology History & Military James Green Non-Fiction

About the Author

James Green is the Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation Associate Curator of African Art at the Yale University Art Gallery.