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Zoomorphic form; crocodile and small bird; black, red and blue pigments.
Headdress
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Headdress

Maker Ijo Artist
Dateundated
Place of originNigeria, Africa
MediumWood with polychrome
Dimensions23 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (58.4 x 19.7 x 13.3 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.29
Collections
Visual DescriptionZoomorphic form; crocodile and small bird; black, red and blue pigments.
Zoomorphic form; crocodile and small bird; black and red pigments.
Headdress
Ijo Artist
undated
Zoomorphic form; crocodile and small bird; black, red and white pigment.
Headdress
Ijo Artist
undated
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Yoruba Artist
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Mask in form of antelope with slender snout with carved teeth, domed head, long ears, inward curving spiraling horns, and pigment.
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Yoruba Artist
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Wood mask with heavy black encrustation; the mask is worn on top of the head; composite of human features (elliptical eyes, nose with large flared nostrils and small mouth) with turtle, and serpent. Three lobes on top of the mask with incised grid-like patterns, suggesting scales or bird feathers. There are abstracted faces on either side of the cheeks.
Water Spirit Headdress (Pipligbo)
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20th century
Eldest Daughter Mask Headdress (Adanwonsai)
Eldest Daughter Mask Headdress (Adanwonsai)
Ekpeye Artist
c. 1970
Helmet mask depicting a composite boar and bird, made of wood and rattan, lined with cloth. The face has intricate openwork carving and is painted with fine lines in red, and black pigments over a white ground. A ruff of coconut fibers encircling back of head and fringe on chin. Snout of warthog has a bird with long bill, which is broken and glued together. Eyes of warthog and bird are made of snail shells (opercula). Trade cloth liner is made of two pieces of different floral patterns.
Boar Mask
Papua New Guinea
early-mid 20th century
Mask with slightly open mouth; red and black pigments; geometric designs.
Mask
Igbo Artist
undated
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undated

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