Helmet mask

Museum number:
5-13062
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013062
Accession number:
Acc.3194
Description:
Helmet mask., S. Nigeria, Ekoi att. (purch. in Ekom, Cameroon). 1968. 5-13062, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (from "A.F."). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Red-stained antelope hide over wood Context of use: Dance mask (headdress of Ekpe (leapord) society. Description: Helmet mask; anthropomorphic Janus mask, red-stained antelope hide over wood; whitened carved teeth; 1 eye damaged on each face; h. 39.
Donor:
Jay T. Last
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
S. Nigeria; Ekoi attr. (purchased in Ekom, Cameroon)
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 Helmet mask, accession number 5-13062, described as Helmet mask., S. Nigeria, Ekoi att. (purch. in Ekom, Cameroon). 1968. 5-13062, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (from "A.F."). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Red-stained antelope hide over wood Context of use: Dance mask (headdress of Ekpe (leapord) society. Description: Helmet mask; anthropomorphic Janus mask, red-stained antelope hide over wood; whitened carved teeth; 1 eye damaged on each face; h. 39.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-13062, described as Helmet mask., S. Nigeria, Ekoi att. (purch. in Ekom, Cameroon). 1968. 5-13062, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (from "A.F."). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Red-stained antelope hide over wood Context of use: Dance mask (headdress of Ekpe (leapord) society. Description: Helmet mask; anthropomorphic Janus mask, red-stained antelope hide over wood; whitened carved teeth; 1 eye damaged on each face; h. 39.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-13062, described as Helmet mask., S. Nigeria, Ekoi att. (purch. in Ekom, Cameroon). 1968. 5-13062, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (from "A.F."). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Red-stained antelope hide over wood Context of use: Dance mask (headdress of Ekpe (leapord) society. Description: Helmet mask; anthropomorphic Janus mask, red-stained antelope hide over wood; whitened carved teeth; 1 eye damaged on each face; h. 39.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-13062, described as Helmet mask., S. Nigeria, Ekoi att. (purch. in Ekom, Cameroon). 1968. 5-13062, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (from "A.F."). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Red-stained antelope hide over wood Context of use: Dance mask (headdress of Ekpe (leapord) society. Description: Helmet mask; anthropomorphic Janus mask, red-stained antelope hide over wood; whitened carved teeth; 1 eye damaged on each face; h. 39.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-13062, described as Helmet mask., S. Nigeria, Ekoi att. (purch. in Ekom, Cameroon). 1968. 5-13062, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (from "A.F."). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Red-stained antelope hide over wood Context of use: Dance mask (headdress of Ekpe (leapord) society. Description: Helmet mask; anthropomorphic Janus mask, red-stained antelope hide over wood; whitened carved teeth; 1 eye damaged on each face; h. 39.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-13062, described as Helmet mask., S. Nigeria, Ekoi att. (purch. in Ekom, Cameroon). 1968. 5-13062, acc no. 3194. File code: 5.3 Collector: Jay T. Last (from "A.F."). Donor: Jay T. Last. Materials, techniques: Red-stained antelope hide over wood Context of use: Dance mask (headdress of Ekpe (leapord) society. Description: Helmet mask; anthropomorphic Janus mask, red-stained antelope hide over wood; whitened carved teeth; 1 eye damaged on each face; h. 39.

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