Mask

Museum number:
5-14279
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014279
Accession number:
Acc.3549
Description:
mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.
Donor:
James Gilbert Paltridge
Collection place:
Umaka village, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria, Igbo (Ibo) (E. of Niger River, Oweri area, Umaka village)
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
James Gilbert Paltridge
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 37.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-14279, described as mask; long necked mask w/ human head w/ spiral horns above; head is painted white w/ black features and red mouth; black-painted carved geometric designs at back of head; 4 lacing holes at base of neck; h. 37.1 cm.

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