The Eyo [Adamu Orisha Play]
Dublin Core
Title
The Eyo [Adamu Orisha Play]
Subject
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Eyo Festival.
Yoruba (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Eyo Festival.
Yoruba (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Description
Four separate murals painted in panels on the side facade of building. Each panel contains a figure cloaked in white carrying a staff and wearing a solid colored hat. The white drape over the head and upper body is painted in warm cream tones, and is decorated with warp spaces created in the weaving process. The drape over the lower body is undecorated and painted in cool white tones. Each figure is surrounded by a thin triangle which has been painted in a sold color. The triangle cast a shadow on each figure. Each figure is painted on a solid black background.
Artist notes the figures are representative of costumed dancers from the Eyo festival part of West African and Afro-Caribbean tradition. In Lagos, Nigeria, where the ceremony began, the masqueraded figures are meant to escort the departed soul of the leader and welcome the new leader.
Artist notes the figures are representative of costumed dancers from the Eyo festival part of West African and Afro-Caribbean tradition. In Lagos, Nigeria, where the ceremony began, the masqueraded figures are meant to escort the departed soul of the leader and welcome the new leader.
Creator
Bakpak Durden
Publisher
Detroit City Walls Blight Abatement Residency program & 1XRUN
Date
Created: 2019
Photographed: 2023-2-8
Photographed: 2023-2-8
Format
paint on cement stucco
Type
Still Image
Identifier
DMM-2022-00123
References
Alexander, D. (2023, Feb. 7). Artist spotlight: Bakpak Durden. Seen. https://www.seenthemagazine.com/culture/artist-spotlight-bakpak-durden/article_47871ee6-a72c-11ed-943b-334338b8ce96.html (accessed Feb. 2, 2024)
Piper, M. (2020, Oct. 24). [Essay 145] Bakpak Durden. Essay'd. https://essayd.org/?p=3710 (accessed Feb. 2, 2024)
Piper, M. (2020, Oct. 24). [Essay 145] Bakpak Durden. Essay'd. https://essayd.org/?p=3710 (accessed Feb. 2, 2024)
Spatial Coverage
Address: 6500 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48202
Coordinates: 42.36933583484816, -83.07224575524896
Coordinates: 42.36933583484816, -83.07224575524896
Collection
Citation
Bakpak Durden , “The Eyo [Adamu Orisha Play],” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed May 2, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/1419.