Headpiece/mask

Museum number:
5-7690
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-471 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2460
Description:
Wooden headpiece/ mask. ( Ikot Ekpene) Male figure (Boy), new, small, painted red, yellow, and black.H = 43.0 cm, W = 19.0 cm. Broken piece
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ibibio
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material) (carved)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
See accession envelope and catalogue card for additional information. PAHMA Storage Loc: V-29-1 & W-8-6 also W-13-7
Loans:
S1965-1966 #2: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 7, 1965–August 5, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Headpiece/mask, accession number 5-7690, described as Wooden headpiece/ mask. ( Ikot Ekpene) Male figure (Boy), new, small, painted red, yellow, and black.H = 43.0 cm, W = 19.0 cm. Broken piece
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headpiece/mask, accession number 5-7690, described as Wooden headpiece/ mask. ( Ikot Ekpene) Male figure (Boy), new, small, painted red, yellow, and black.H = 43.0 cm, W = 19.0 cm. Broken piece

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