The Egungun is a secret society of masqueraders of the Yoruba People who live in the area of Western Nigeria and Eastern Benin. The Egungun worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent a spirit of a particular person.
The Egungun is a secret society of masqueraders of the Yoruba People who live in the area of Western Nigeria and Eastern Benin. The Egungun worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent a spirit of a particular person.
The Egungun is a secret society of masqueraders of the Yoruba People who live in the area of Western Nigeria and Eastern Benin. The Egungun worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent a spirit of a particular person.
The Egungun is a secret society of masqueraders of the Yoruba People who live in the area of Western Nigeria and Eastern Benin. The Egungun worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent a spirit of a particular person.
The Egungun is a secret society of masqueraders of the Yoruba People who live in the area of Western Nigeria and Eastern Benin. The Egungun worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent a spirit of a particular person.
The Egungun of Benin perform their annual festival appearing as 'living ghosts' to terrify and impress upon the locals the knowledge of the dead and the prestige of their ancestors.
Voodoo has gotten a bad rap. Typically associated with the fear of someone sticking needles into a tiny doll that looks like you, it is widely stereotyped as a black magic cult. But did you know that in the West African country of Benin, believed to be its place of origin, voodoo has been recognised
Benin's voodoo festival is held every year and is the west African country's most vibrant and colourful event
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou (b.1965) is one of the pre-eminent photographers from the Republic of Benin, based in the capital Porto Novo clos...
Voodoo has gotten a bad rap. Typically associated with the fear of someone sticking needles into a tiny doll that looks like you, it is widely stereotyped as a black magic cult. But did you know that in the West African country of Benin, believed to be its place of origin, voodoo has been recognised
The Egungun of Benin perform their annual festival appearing as 'living ghosts' to terrify and impress upon the locals the knowledge of the dead and the prestige of their ancestors.
The Egungun of Benin perform their annual festival appearing as 'living ghosts' to terrify and impress upon the locals the knowledge of the dead and the prestige of their ancestors.
The Egungun is a secret society of masqueraders of the Yoruba People who live in the area of Western Nigeria and Eastern Benin. The Egungun worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent a spirit of a particular person.
The Egungun is a secret society of masqueraders of the Yoruba People who live in the area of Western Nigeria and Eastern Benin. The Egungun worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent a spirit of a particular person.
The Egungun of Benin perform their annual festival appearing as 'living ghosts' to terrify and impress upon the locals the knowledge of the dead and the prestige of their ancestors.
