Mask

Museum number:
5-14277
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3549
Description:
Mask; long necked mask with two human heads back to back, each with a pair of horns above; heads are painted white with red and black features; reddish brown pigment between faces; four lacing holes in neck with plaited yellow raffia (?) through them; height: 41.1 cm.
Donor:
James Gilbert Paltridge
Collection place:
Umaka village, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria, Igbo (Ibo), (E. of Niger R., Oweri area, Umaka village)
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
James Gilbert Paltridge
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Paint (coating), Raffia (fiber), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Plaited weaving
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Context of use:
Worn on top of head by dancer.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 41.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-14277, described as Mask; long necked mask with two human heads back to back, each with a pair of horns above; heads are painted white with red and black features; reddish brown pigment between faces; four lacing holes in neck with plaited yellow raffia (?) through them; height: 41.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-14277, described as Mask; long necked mask with two human heads back to back, each with a pair of horns above; heads are painted white with red and black features; reddish brown pigment between faces; four lacing holes in neck with plaited yellow raffia (?) through them; height: 41.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-14277, described as Mask; long necked mask with two human heads back to back, each with a pair of horns above; heads are painted white with red and black features; reddish brown pigment between faces; four lacing holes in neck with plaited yellow raffia (?) through them; height: 41.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-14277, described as Mask; long necked mask with two human heads back to back, each with a pair of horns above; heads are painted white with red and black features; reddish brown pigment between faces; four lacing holes in neck with plaited yellow raffia (?) through them; height: 41.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-14277, described as Mask; long necked mask with two human heads back to back, each with a pair of horns above; heads are painted white with red and black features; reddish brown pigment between faces; four lacing holes in neck with plaited yellow raffia (?) through them; height: 41.1 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-14277, described as Mask; long necked mask with two human heads back to back, each with a pair of horns above; heads are painted white with red and black features; reddish brown pigment between faces; four lacing holes in neck with plaited yellow raffia (?) through them; height: 41.1 cm.

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