Mask

Museum number:
5-6293
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Mask; black wood; arms attached to face above ears; holding a "food" tray (with red lettering) balanced upon a "head" resting on face of mask; right arms has manilla, cowrie and bell attached; burlap chin fringe; h. 55 cm, w. 35 cm.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ikot-Ekpene; Ibibio (?)
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6293, described as Mask; black wood; arms attached to face above ears; holding a "food" tray (with red lettering) balanced upon a "head" resting on face of mask; right arms has manilla, cowrie and bell attached; burlap chin fringe; h. 55 cm, w. 35 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6293, described as Mask; black wood; arms attached to face above ears; holding a "food" tray (with red lettering) balanced upon a "head" resting on face of mask; right arms has manilla, cowrie and bell attached; burlap chin fringe; h. 55 cm, w. 35 cm.

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