Wooden mask with purple plant hair

Museum number:
5-3843
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Large “Ekpo” mask; two protruding front teeth; purple raffia trim; interior covered with burlap. 38 x 21.5 cm. This is used by young men. Today [ca. 1960] they may be seen begging and extorting money along the roads near Ikot-Ikpene.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ikot-Ekpene; Ibidio
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask with purple plant hair, accession number 5-3843, described as Large “Ekpo” mask; two protruding front teeth; purple raffia trim; interior covered with burlap. 38 x 21.5 cm. This is used by young men. Today [ca. 1960] they may be seen begging and extorting money along the roads near Ikot-Ikpene.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask with purple plant hair, accession number 5-3843, described as Large “Ekpo” mask; two protruding front teeth; purple raffia trim; interior covered with burlap. 38 x 21.5 cm. This is used by young men. Today [ca. 1960] they may be seen begging and extorting money along the roads near Ikot-Ikpene.

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