Collection place: Oyo State, Nigeria / Collector: William Russell Bascom / Materials: Paint (coating) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Divination cup, accession number 5-15428, described as divination cup (bowl); w/ hinged lid; man on horseback accompanied by 3 drummers & an attendant w/ a staff; on the lid 2 cocks are biting 2 snakes who, in turn, are biting a tortoise; figures on self base; carved from a single block of wood. blue, white, red, black & natural color. cracked lid. H: 29 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, accession number 5-10182, described as headdress; wood; painted Wooden Egungun mask (or headdress); painted. Egigun, fancy. By Baba Alawode, Iganna, 150, 1938. Depicts a Mohammedan on horse; red, white, blue. (son of Baba Alawode?) H = 33.5 cm, Dia = 16.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-10200, described as mask; wood; painted blue-grey face; painted white lower eyelids, mouth, diagonal lines under eyes; representation of female slave; L. 21.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-10199, described as mask; painted white eyes, mouth, diagonal line under left eye, painted blue-grey face; representation of male slave; L. 21 cm.