mask representing a prostitute; carved, painted, "E" carved into each cheek, red and black paint; fabric hood attached to back. Conservation: Fabric hood deteriorating.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
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
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Notation on Card: From Erika, Feb 1947. Slide; PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez , counter top