Headpiece

Museum number:
5-13061
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013061
Accession number:
Acc.3194
Description:
Headpiece., S. Nigeria, Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi (Anyang is subgroup of Ekoi). 1968. 5-13061, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (purchase). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Wood, antelope skin, raffia, human hair Context of use: Dance mask Description: Headpieces; anthropomorphic head with raffia and real hair on hollow base; whitened wood teeth; stained antelope skin cover on head and base; h. 42 cm.
Donor:
Jay T. Last
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
S. Nigeria Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi
Culture or time period:
Ekoi
Collection date:
1968
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Headpiece, accession number 5-13061, described as Headpiece., S. Nigeria, Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi (Anyang is subgroup of Ekoi). 1968. 5-13061, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (purchase). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Wood, antelope skin, raffia, human hair Context of use: Dance mask Description: Headpieces; anthropomorphic head with raffia and real hair on hollow base; whitened wood teeth; stained antelope skin cover on head and base; h. 42 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Headpiece, accession number 5-13061, described as Headpiece., S. Nigeria, Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi (Anyang is subgroup of Ekoi). 1968. 5-13061, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (purchase). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Wood, antelope skin, raffia, human hair Context of use: Dance mask Description: Headpieces; anthropomorphic head with raffia and real hair on hollow base; whitened wood teeth; stained antelope skin cover on head and base; h. 42 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Headpiece, accession number 5-13061, described as Headpiece., S. Nigeria, Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi (Anyang is subgroup of Ekoi). 1968. 5-13061, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (purchase). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Wood, antelope skin, raffia, human hair Context of use: Dance mask Description: Headpieces; anthropomorphic head with raffia and real hair on hollow base; whitened wood teeth; stained antelope skin cover on head and base; h. 42 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Headpiece, accession number 5-13061, described as Headpiece., S. Nigeria, Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi (Anyang is subgroup of Ekoi). 1968. 5-13061, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (purchase). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Wood, antelope skin, raffia, human hair Context of use: Dance mask Description: Headpieces; anthropomorphic head with raffia and real hair on hollow base; whitened wood teeth; stained antelope skin cover on head and base; h. 42 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Headpiece, accession number 5-13061, described as Headpiece., S. Nigeria, Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi (Anyang is subgroup of Ekoi). 1968. 5-13061, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (purchase). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Wood, antelope skin, raffia, human hair Context of use: Dance mask Description: Headpieces; anthropomorphic head with raffia and real hair on hollow base; whitened wood teeth; stained antelope skin cover on head and base; h. 42 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headpiece, accession number 5-13061, described as Headpiece., S. Nigeria, Anyang (Ekoi) or Anyang Ekoi (Anyang is subgroup of Ekoi). 1968. 5-13061, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (purchase). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Wood, antelope skin, raffia, human hair Context of use: Dance mask Description: Headpieces; anthropomorphic head with raffia and real hair on hollow base; whitened wood teeth; stained antelope skin cover on head and base; h. 42 cm.

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