Masquerade suit

Museum number:
5-3836
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003836
Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Raffia masquerade suit (mnanwu); called Otu-iche; knotless netting cordage with shredded dyed raffia; orange and black; 63 inches long.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Onitsha, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Onitsha; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Masquerade suit, accession number 5-3836, described as Raffia masquerade suit (mnanwu); called Otu-iche; knotless netting cordage with shredded dyed raffia; orange and black; 63 inches long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Masquerade suit, accession number 5-3836, described as Raffia masquerade suit (mnanwu); called Otu-iche; knotless netting cordage with shredded dyed raffia; orange and black; 63 inches long.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Masquerade suit, accession number 5-3836, described as Raffia masquerade suit (mnanwu); called Otu-iche; knotless netting cordage with shredded dyed raffia; orange and black; 63 inches long.

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