White wooden mask

Museum number:
5-6328
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Mask; wood; horned head with a snake or alligator chin extension; painted with chalky white paint with red-brown dots. Height 84 cm. (A copy of the mask used during the festival described below). Used during the “Uhe” festival, which is part of a cycle of festivals to “Eni,” the god of the town. Worn during the dance by the Uheri youth early in the morning of the day of the festival. The dance is called “Emusue” and is supposed to be done by the youth of Uheri quarter (the senior quarter that sponsors this festival).
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Uzere, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Uzere; Isoko
Culture or time period:
Isoko
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection date:
August 1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1966
Context of use:
Used during the “Uhe” festival, which is part of a cycle of festivals to “Eni,” the god of the town. Worn during the dance by the Uheri youth early in the morning of the day of the festival. The dance is called “Emusue” and is supposed to be done by the youth of Uheri quarter (the senior quarter that sponsors this festival).
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled White wooden mask, accession number 5-6328, described as Mask; wood; horned head with a snake or alligator chin extension; painted with chalky white paint with red-brown dots. Height 84 cm. (A copy of the mask used during the festival described below). Used during the “Uhe” festival, which is part of a cycle of festivals to “Eni,” the god of the town. Worn during the dance by the Uheri youth early in the morning of the day of the festival. The dance is called “Emusue” and is supposed to be done by the youth of Uheri quarter (the senior quarter that sponsors this festival).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled White wooden mask, accession number 5-6328, described as Mask; wood; horned head with a snake or alligator chin extension; painted with chalky white paint with red-brown dots. Height 84 cm. (A copy of the mask used during the festival described below). Used during the “Uhe” festival, which is part of a cycle of festivals to “Eni,” the god of the town. Worn during the dance by the Uheri youth early in the morning of the day of the festival. The dance is called “Emusue” and is supposed to be done by the youth of Uheri quarter (the senior quarter that sponsors this festival).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled White wooden mask, accession number 5-6328, described as Mask; wood; horned head with a snake or alligator chin extension; painted with chalky white paint with red-brown dots. Height 84 cm. (A copy of the mask used during the festival described below). Used during the “Uhe” festival, which is part of a cycle of festivals to “Eni,” the god of the town. Worn during the dance by the Uheri youth early in the morning of the day of the festival. The dance is called “Emusue” and is supposed to be done by the youth of Uheri quarter (the senior quarter that sponsors this festival).

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