Wooden mask

Museum number:
5-7253
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2438
Description:
Mask, natural wood finish, scarification, face framed with incised line, hair and headdress incised criss-cross with traces of red paint; topknot. Length 30 cm. Width 19 cm.
Donor:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ibibio
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Materials:
Wood (plant material) (carved)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #142: Compers High School/Bonnie Peterson (June 8, 1971–June 11, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-7253, described as Mask, natural wood finish, scarification, face framed with incised line, hair and headdress incised criss-cross with traces of red paint; topknot. Length 30 cm. Width 19 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-7253, described as Mask, natural wood finish, scarification, face framed with incised line, hair and headdress incised criss-cross with traces of red paint; topknot. Length 30 cm. Width 19 cm.

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