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Museum number:
5-13872
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3510
Description:
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.
Donor:
Mitsuo Inouye and Mrs. Mitsuo Inouye
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Igbo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession 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.

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