Week 3 - Will Rea - Lecture 2 - Material Manifestation of Eégún and Yoruba Masquerade

Flashcards based on key terms and concepts from the lecture notes on Yoruba masquerade and the materiality of Eégún.

Masquerade

A performance that involves the covering of a human identity by a mask or material, allowing for the emergence of another presence.

Eégún

A Yoruba term often translated as 'ancestral masquerade,' related to ancestral legitimacy and authority made manifest.

Amòdu

A type of cloth essential to the masquerade costume in Ìkòlé, also known as Jépè.

Egígún

Masquerades in the Ekìtì region of Nigeria, differentiated from other Yoruba masquerades, particularly in their costumes and performances.

Jépè

The cloth closest to the masquerade, associated with 'inside knowledge' within Yoruba culture.

Ikòlé

A town in the Ekìtì region, known for its unique forms of masquerade practice.

Aiyé

The world as it is known in Yoruba belief, contrasting with Òrun, the world beyond.

Òrun

The world of ancestral presence, distinct from the physical world (Aiyé).

Abeyance

A state of temporary suspension, in which anticipation exists for potential agency and intervention.

Chasuble

A term deriving from Latin that suggests cloth acts as a house-like sanctuary for bodies and materials.