Head mask

Museum number:
5-3812
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Janus-faced wooden head mask; òmábá; painted silver with red trim; down-turned horns; covered with raffle. Ht. of face with horns, 34 cm. Ht. of other face, 28 cm.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Awkuzu, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Awkuzu; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head mask, accession number 5-3812, described as Janus-faced wooden head mask; òmábá; painted silver with red trim; down-turned horns; covered with raffle. Ht. of face with horns, 34 cm. Ht. of other face, 28 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head mask, accession number 5-3812, described as Janus-faced wooden head mask; òmábá; painted silver with red trim; down-turned horns; covered with raffle. Ht. of face with horns, 34 cm. Ht. of other face, 28 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head mask, accession number 5-3812, described as Janus-faced wooden head mask; òmábá; painted silver with red trim; down-turned horns; covered with raffle. Ht. of face with horns, 34 cm. Ht. of other face, 28 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head mask, accession number 5-3812, described as Janus-faced wooden head mask; òmábá; painted silver with red trim; down-turned horns; covered with raffle. Ht. of face with horns, 34 cm. Ht. of other face, 28 cm.

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