Mask

Museum number:
5-3823
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Large wooden mask; Nne-Mnanwu; 2 sets of horns; human figure on top surrounded by bird figures; white ground with blue, black and reddish trim; 32.75 inches high.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Aguleri, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Aguleri; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-3823, described as Large wooden mask; Nne-Mnanwu; 2 sets of horns; human figure on top surrounded by bird figures; white ground with blue, black and reddish trim; 32.75 inches high.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-3823, described as Large wooden mask; Nne-Mnanwu; 2 sets of horns; human figure on top surrounded by bird figures; white ground with blue, black and reddish trim; 32.75 inches high.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-3823, described as Large wooden mask; Nne-Mnanwu; 2 sets of horns; human figure on top surrounded by bird figures; white ground with blue, black and reddish trim; 32.75 inches high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-3823, described as Large wooden mask; Nne-Mnanwu; 2 sets of horns; human figure on top surrounded by bird figures; white ground with blue, black and reddish trim; 32.75 inches high.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-3823, described as Large wooden mask; Nne-Mnanwu; 2 sets of horns; human figure on top surrounded by bird figures; white ground with blue, black and reddish trim; 32.75 inches high.

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