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cotton, velvet, cowrie shels, glass beads, leather and dye
Dimensions
186.4x208.3 cms
Image description
Egungun, a word that means "powers concealed", refers to a festival held annually in each Yoruba town to celebrate ancestral leaders; masquerade costume is designed to suggest the hidden, mysterious power; wearer peeps out through the panel of loosely woven cloth or netting at the top centre; as he dances, the layers of cloth expand dramatically to convey the idea of great power being mysteriously generated from within; the layers of luxurious imported cloth express the idea that the wealth and power of outsiders has been appropriated by Yoruba kings; underneath, older layers of local cloth suggest great age and the power of tradition; the zigzag red edgings and the arrangment of angular patterns in the patchwork panels are coded messages of power and danger;
Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Reference. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale.
Eg: Put this image on a mug or as a single print for oneself or a present for someone.
$25.00
Personal website or social media
Use in a presentation. All languages, 3 years. Personal presentation use or non-commercial, non-public use within a company or organization only.
$50.00
Corporate website, social media or presentation/talk
Use on a company website, in a company social media post/page/blog, in an app or in a corporate presentation (internal or external). Not for advertising or collateral. All languages, 3 years.
$190.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 1500. 7 years. (excludes advertising)
eg:Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 1,000 units
$100.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 5000. 7 years. (excludes advertising)
eg: Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 5,000 units