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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, museum number 5-13876b, described as Figures; twin figures, dark stained wood; (a) male: standing on self base; arms at sides; 3 rows of vertical and horizontal slashes on each side of face; h. 25 cm.; (b) female: standing on self base, arms at sides; 3 rows each of vertical and horizontal slashes at each side of face; series of diamonds and triangles in relief over pubic area.; h. 24.2 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, museum number 5-13876a, described as Figures; twin figures, dark stained wood; (a) male: standing on self base; arms at sides; 3 rows of vertical and horizontal slashes on each side of face; h. 25 cm.; (b) female: standing on self base, arms at sides; 3 rows each of vertical and horizontal slashes at each side of face; series of diamonds and triangles in relief over pubic area; h. 24.2 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-13872, described as Headpiece., Nigria, (Ibo/Igbo) or Ibibio. 5-13855, acc no. 3514. File code: 5.3 Collector: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Materials, techniques: Wood, pigments. Context of use: Dance headpiece. Description: Headpiece; Janus "figure of two female heads with elongated neck; cream-col. ground; black twisted hair, blacked striped base, green earrings, red mouth; crest with yellow circular designs on red with unptd. comb on either side; straw or grass headrest on underside; black rubber-like strap; h. 36.5 not including headrest.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, museum number 5-13877, described as headdress; anthropomorphic face with 4 horizontal scarification marks on each cheek filled with white kaolin; center part of hairdo continued off to the left with velvet and leather fabric pendant from it; elaborate hairdo with diagonal bifurcated designs, another piece down the back; black painted wood with features filled with white kaolin; base missing large section; h. 32 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mask, museum number 5-13875, described as Headpiece., Nigria, (Ibo/Igbo) or Ibibio. 5-13855, acc no. 3514. File code: 5.3 Collector: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Materials, techniques: Wood, pigments. Context of use: Dance headpiece. Description: Headpiece; Janus "figure of two female heads with elongated neck; cream-col. ground; black twisted hair, blacked striped base, green earrings, red mouth; crest with yellow circular designs on red with unptd. comb on either side; straw or grass headrest on underside; black rubber-like strap; h. 36.5 not including headrest.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mask, museum number 5-13873, described as Headpiece., Nigria, (Ibo/Igbo) or Ibibio. 5-13855, acc no. 3514. File code: 5.3 Collector: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Materials, techniques: Wood, pigments. Context of use: Dance headpiece. Description: Headpiece; Janus "figure of two female heads with elongated neck; cream-col. ground; black twisted hair, blacked striped base, green earrings, red mouth; crest with yellow circular designs on red with unptd. comb on either side; straw or grass headrest on underside; black rubber-like strap; h. 36.5 not including headrest.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wooden scooper, museum number 5-13868, described as Headpiece., Nigria, (Ibo/Igbo) or Ibibio. 5-13855, acc no. 3514. File code: 5.3 Collector: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Materials, techniques: Wood, pigments. Context of use: Dance headpiece. Description: Headpiece; Janus "figure of two female heads with elongated neck; cream-col. ground; black twisted hair, blacked striped base, green earrings, red mouth; crest with yellow circular designs on red with unptd. comb on either side; straw or grass headrest on underside; black rubber-like strap; h. 36.5 not including headrest.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, museum number 5-13869, described as Figure; standing wood figure; dark stained; anthropomorphic; incised features filled with white kaolin; poor condition (projections at sides of face missing, right arm reattached, left foot missing, badly split on back); height 60 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wood mask, museum number 5-13870, described as Mask; zoomorphic face mask; white ground; black “bib” with rectangles in low relief; black horns; black and blue slits above cut-through rectangles; pursed lips; old insect damage; especially at side of right eye; lacing holes around periphery; height including horns 33 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wood mask, museum number 5-13871, described as Mask; bush cow; horns notched in front; cylindrical open mouth notched on all inner edges; upper half stained red, lower half white; interior of mouth red; large incised eyes; carved downward projection between horns; height 51 cm