Mask with raffia trim

Museum number:
5-3066
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1717
Description:
Black wooden human face mask; “Ekpa.” Head flanked by two birds. 39 x 19 cm. Said to be used at New Yam Festival. See 5-2918.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Af.; Nigeria; Ibibio; Ikot-Ekpene
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mask with raffia trim, accession number 5-3066, described as Black wooden human face mask; “Ekpa.” Head flanked by two birds. 39 x 19 cm. Said to be used at New Yam Festival. See 5-2918.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask with raffia trim, accession number 5-3066, described as Black wooden human face mask; “Ekpa.” Head flanked by two birds. 39 x 19 cm. Said to be used at New Yam Festival. See 5-2918.

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