Object class: Masks (costume) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Materials: Feather (material)

Start Over Object class Masks (costume) Collection place British West Africa (historic) Materials Feather (material)

Museum number:: 5-15968
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: overall— height 23 centimeters and head— height 4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

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