Object name: Helmet mask / Object class: Masks (costume) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-14320
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:: height 132 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1969

2. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-8334
Culture or time period:: Angas Tribe
Object class:: Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Northeast Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1969

3. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-13579
Culture or time period:: Mende
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 22.4 centimeters
Collector:: William Neufeld
Collection place:: Sierra Leone
Collection date:: 1961-1965

4. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-13450
Culture or time period:: Igala
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: December 15, 1976

5. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-13062
Culture or time period:: Ekoi
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1968