Mask

Museum number:
5-6267
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Mask; wood; ovoid; incised indigo vertical and horizontal lines on cheeks; indigo mouth. Height 30 cm. Width 12.5 cm.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Kontagora (?); Dakakari (?) (purchased from Hausa trader in Oleh)
Culture or time period:
Dakakari
Materials:
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
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6267, described as Mask; wood; ovoid; incised indigo vertical and horizontal lines on cheeks; indigo mouth. Height 30 cm. Width 12.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6267, described as Mask; wood; ovoid; incised indigo vertical and horizontal lines on cheeks; indigo mouth. Height 30 cm. Width 12.5 cm.

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