Eldest Daughter Mask Headdress (Adanwonsai)
Maker
Ekpeye Artist
Datec.1970
Made/manufacturedAhoada, Rivers, Nigeria, Africa
PurchasedPort Harcourt, Nigeria
MediumWood, paint, fiber
Dimensions26 x 10 x 9 in. (66 x 25.4 x 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, with funds provided from the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2015.10.2
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face is white with black accents on brows, nose mouth and eyes; The body is red with black patterns on chest and abdomen. She sits on a stool, over a drum shaped base, with arches adorning the outer rim (red, blue, white). An openwork basketry headpiece is attached to the base.
