Mask

Museum number:
5-13550
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013550
Accession number:
Acc.3272
Description:
Mask; zoomorphic mask with horns; red/brown fur on right ear; coiled split cane (?) at base; surface scuffed; ears crudely repaired; stained dark brown wood. Length of head: 31 cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Igbo attr.
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Materials:
Cane (plant material), Fur (hair material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
December 1, 1976
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-13550, described as Mask; zoomorphic mask with horns; red/brown fur on right ear; coiled split cane (?) at base; surface scuffed; ears crudely repaired; stained dark brown wood. Length of head: 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-13550, described as Mask; zoomorphic mask with horns; red/brown fur on right ear; coiled split cane (?) at base; surface scuffed; ears crudely repaired; stained dark brown wood. Length of head: 31 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-13550, described as Mask; zoomorphic mask with horns; red/brown fur on right ear; coiled split cane (?) at base; surface scuffed; ears crudely repaired; stained dark brown wood. Length of head: 31 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-13550, described as Mask; zoomorphic mask with horns; red/brown fur on right ear; coiled split cane (?) at base; surface scuffed; ears crudely repaired; stained dark brown wood. Length of head: 31 cm.

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