Object class: Masks (costume) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Donor: W. H. Lawson - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Colorful ornament with cloth, leather and raffia, accession number 5-11591, described as Colorful ornament with cloth, leather, and raffia, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11591, acc no. 2879, file code 5.3. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: leather strips dyed or painted, made into mask Context of use: used as mask or dance headdress Description: mask? or headdress for dance; variously colored pieces of leather sewn together; "leopard-spot" strip hold object on head, tied behind by plaited yellow bands; 2 green/red earpieces attached to above, terminated in multicolored "beard" of leather; 61 cm. l.; 20 cm. w.;

Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, accession number 5-11441, described as thorn carving; represents kneeling woman applying black paint to a freshly-carved mask; 6.7 cm. h.; 9.3 cm w.