Object class: Masks (costume) / Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Loans: S1981-1982 #62: Kaiser (April 30, 1982–July 12, 1982) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Masks (costume) Culture or time period Western African cultures Loans S1981-1982 #62: Kaiser (April 30, 1982–July 12, 1982)

Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5835, described as helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic with elaborate headdress; faffia collar; height 39 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5838, described as helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic with elaborate headdress; holes above base possibly for attachment of raffia collar; height 33 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5341, described as Two-faced, carved, wooden, “fire spitters”,helmet mask. Painted dot decoration. On top is fiberous mastic with remains of feathers.L = 65.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-6255, described as “Sande” society helmet mask of black-stained gum wood; carved face at base; above four sections of incised [drawn symbol] divided by double vertical columns of triangles in relief; four knobs at top surrounded a four-sided stepped pyramid. Height 42 cm. Worn with black raffia costume by important woman of woman’s secret society during ritual or ceremony in honor of important persons; used to impersonate sacred spirits of society.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1952, described as Ceremonial head mask; carved wooden antelope head with horns. Incised lines, painted white and black; basketry backing; length 15 inches; width 5 ¼ inches; made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1951, described as Ceremonial headmask; incised gourd painting black with incised white designs-elephant? basketry backing; length 13 ½ inches; wide 6 inches. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1950, described as Caremonial head mask; carved wooden white face with incised rectangular emblem on top, basketry backing. Length 49 cm. Wide 13 cm. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1948, described as Ceremonial head-mask; carved wooden face with designs in relief. Topped by figure painted white; basketry backing. Length 48.5 cm. Width 12 cm. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6306, described as Mask; wood; with “blade” projection; blade painted in red, white, black, and orange, face in white and black; eyes in clack and orange; has three peg projections from forehead to above black, white orange and black respectively; raffia base tied to back. Height 39.5 cm. For the yearly (October) “Elu Mbe: festival and the “Iko Okorchi” festival from November-January. This it popularly known as a “yam knife” mask as the curved “blade” represents the yam knife and the three protruding “teeth” represent the teeth to eat the yam.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6305, described as Mask; wood; flat, dagger-shaped; painted white with black borders; black and orange face markings and black, orange, and white designs on forehead; raffia hair; raffia base tied to back. Height 41 cm. Width 11 cm. For the yearly (November-January) “Iko Okorchi” festival. Used by men.