Collection place: Nigeria / Accession number: Acc.3347 / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-13264, described as Mask., Nigeria, Ijo. 5-13264, acc no. 3275. File code: 5.3 Donor: Robert Merrill. Materials, techniques: Polychrome wood Description: Face mask, anthropomorphic, surmounted by janus head with 2 horns which, in turn, is surmounted by carved lizard; carved panels with zigzags frame upper part; red/black/yellow pigment on carved wood; h. 68.5 cm. Conservation: broken in transit. Two small chunks worked loose, mended in Museum with acorn glue