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Alunga Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe

Title: Alunga Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1930
Accession Number: 2005/1.194
Medium and Support: wood, pigment
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Anklet in the form of a stylized bird; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Title: Anklet in the form of a stylized bird
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1986
Accession Number: 1986/1.196
Medium and Support: aluminum
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Anklet with figures on opposing ends; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Title: Anklet with figures on opposing ends
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1985/2.53
Medium and Support: cast bronze, lost wax method
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Anklet with six figures; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Title: Anklet with six figures
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1985/1.193
Medium and Support: brass
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Antelope (Chi Wara) Headpiece: Female; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Title: Antelope (Chi Wara) Headpiece: Female
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1971
Accession Number: 1971/2.18B
Medium and Support: wood, brass tacks and twine
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Antelope Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title: Antelope Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1970
Accession Number: 1971/2.29
Medium and Support: wood with traces of paint
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Apron; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon

Title: Apron
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1983/2.189
Medium and Support: cloth, beads and cowrie shells
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Baboon mask; Artist Unknown, African

Title: Baboon mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Accession Number: 2003/2.46
Medium and Support: wood, metal, rope, and hair
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe); Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Title: Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
Physical Description: Round beaded crown with six radiating bands (predominantly green with white, metallic and blue accents) that stem from the central axis upon which the big blue-headed bird sits. Smaller birds perch at the base of the bands. Bottom rim predominantly red with white, metallic and blue accents. Spaces in between vertical bands are filled with yellow feathers or possibly synthetic material.
Century: Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1925-1975
Accession Number: 1997/1.345
Medium and Support: cloth, glass beads, metallic beads, feathers
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Beaded Miniature Hat; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Beaded Miniature Hat
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1985/1.164
Medium and Support: wool cloth, raffia, leather, glass beads and shells
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Beige and brown Shibori haori with abstract design; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Beige and brown Shibori haori with abstract design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: White silk with yokobiki kanoko dyed pattern with contrasting beige/brown tatebiki kanoko dyed pattern.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950-1960
Accession Number: 2005/1.346
Medium and Support: white silk with brown design and yellow and white silk lining
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls; Minagawa Gekka

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Title: Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls
Artist: Minagawa Gekka
Physical Description: The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.
Artist Life Dates: 1892-1987
Century: Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 2005/1.325
Medium and Support: Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Belt; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Belt
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920
Accession Number: 1985/1.168
Medium and Support: raffia cloth, thread, cowrie shells and glass beads
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1986/1.212
Medium and Support: glass beads, shells and leather
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Belt pendant in the shape of a hand; Artist Unknown, African

Title: Belt pendant in the shape of a hand
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925
Accession Number: 1987/2.72
Medium and Support: leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Bird Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo

Title: Bird Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2000/1.35
Medium and Support: wood
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black crested haori with faux-resist dyed designs of chrysanthemum arabesques in yellow, red, and blue on crackled orange ground with embroidery; Minagawa Gekka

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Title: Black crested haori with faux-resist dyed designs of chrysanthemum arabesques in yellow, red, and blue on crackled orange ground with embroidery
Artist: Minagawa Gekka
Physical Description: It is a black silk damask haori (short jacket for kimono) with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The haori is in medium length, covering just underneath hip. It has elongated sleeves. The silk fabric is woven in a twill pattern of palace carts and flower baskets. Then the fabric is dyed with black. The white family crest under the collar and the diagonal part where chrysanthemum design would appear are left out from dying. The pinkish orange scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Chrysanthemum design is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and blue colors. Finally embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of the chrysanthemum petals and leaves.; Orange satin damask lining with woven wave design, with stenciled (?) designs of white flying cranes. Silver cord on one side, gold on the other, both with tassels.
Artist Life Dates: 1892-1987
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 2005/1.351
Medium and Support: Black damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black kimono with painted and gilt floral designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black kimono with painted and gilt floral designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: This black silk crepe kimono is decorated with chrysanthemum motifs, and has an inner red lining.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1940s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.389
Medium and Support: silk crepe with painted designs
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe dyed black with areas of wax-resist in the shape of kotobuki characters. These characters were brushed with red, which matches the inner red lining of momi plain weave silk above with persimmon silk crepe below.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1940s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.390
Medium and Support: black silk crepe with red paint
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black Nagoya -style obi with woven design of decorative spools (itomaki); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black Nagoya -style obi with woven design of decorative spools (itomaki)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black plain-weave silk (shusu) with woven designs in turquoise, fuschia, white, apricot, red, pink, and gold- and silver- coated paper (kinran, ginran). Lined with black satin.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.343
Medium and Support: black colored silk with gold and silver wrapped thread
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black Nagoya-style obi in sateen weave (shusu) with embroidered plum blossom designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black Nagoya-style obi in sateen weave (shusu) with embroidered plum blossom designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black silk damask with interwoven paulownia pattern; plum blossoms embroidered in solver, gold, and gunmetal gray metallic threads, and persimmon, brown, and black silk threads.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.331
Medium and Support: silk damask with woven pattern and metallic thread embroidery
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black Nagoya-style obi with appliquéd pathces woven in varied designs; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black Nagoya-style obi with appliquéd pathces woven in varied designs
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black plain-weave satin with appliqued patches in abstract geometric shapes, with woven floral, geometric, and landscape designs.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.341
Medium and Support: black satin with appliqued woven patches
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black silk damask with some interwoved black lacquered threads; pine-needle design embroidery in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s
Accession Number: 2005/1.330
Medium and Support: black silk damask with mettalic thread embroidery
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black saga brocade zôri (shoes); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black saga brocade zôri (shoes)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black silk damask with interwoven black lacquered threads that create a shiny effect in the light. Marked "Shizuko" on the bottom.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.370A&B
Medium and Support: black saga nishiki brocade uppers with rubber soles
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Black silk gauze fukuro obi with large woven floral 'hosoge' medallions; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Black silk gauze fukuro obi with large woven floral 'hosoge' medallions
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Black silk leno weave (gauze) fukuro obi; floral medallion patterns woven in lacquered red, gold-coated paper (kinran). and a synthetic turquoise metal-coated paper.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.334
Medium and Support: silk leno weave (gauze) with patterns woven in coated paper
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Blue kimono with geometric design; Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Blue kimono with geometric design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Female dark blue kimono with woven ikat design in tan collar. Lining is red and yellow.
Century: Early 20th century
Object Creation Date: early 20th century
Accession Number: 2009/2.5
Medium and Support: silk
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Bracelet; Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia, Galla, Arusi Group

Title: Bracelet
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia, Galla, Arusi Group
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 1985/2.37
Medium and Support: brass
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Bracelet; Artist Unknown, African, West Africa

Title: Bracelet
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, West Africa
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1986/1.174
Medium and Support: brass
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Bracelet with rope and button decorations; African, Ivory Coast?

Title: Bracelet with rope and button decorations
Artist: African, Ivory Coast?
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925
Accession Number: 1986/2.146
Medium and Support: bronze
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel; Dômyô

Title: Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel
Artist: Dômyô
Physical Description: Kumihimo (braided) silk brocade with silver metallic threads.
Artist Life Dates: kumihimo atelier, Kyoto, Japan
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.365
Medium and Support: braided silk cord with silver metallic threads
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Bush Cow Helmet Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba

Title: Bush Cow Helmet Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1974
Accession Number: 1974/2.27
Medium and Support: wood, pitch and pigment
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Bwami Society Maskette; Artist Unknown, African, Lega Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Title: Bwami Society Maskette
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Lega Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Description: Concave, ovoid maskette with kaolin covering surface of surface of face. Minimal rendering of facial features: raised, tapered wood strip for nose; narrow, oviod, horizontal eyes; open, ovoid mouth with some striation around interior edge.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1975
Accession Number: 1985/1.151
Medium and Support: wood, kaolin
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Bwoom type mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Kasai Province

Title: Bwoom type mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Kasai Province
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1910
Accession Number: 1982/2.52
Medium and Support: wood and paint
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Cache-Sexe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Cache-Sexe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.74
Medium and Support: brass and glass beads with cowrie shells
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Cap; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Cap
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.101
Medium and Support: fiber and straw
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Cap; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Title: Cap
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
Century: late 19th - early 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1920
Accession Number: 2000/2.102
Medium and Support: glass beads and buttons
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Chi Wara Headdress; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Chi Wara Headdress
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Accession Number: TC2006.17
Medium and Support: wood
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Chi Wara Headdress; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Title: Chi Wara Headdress
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1971
Accession Number: 1971/2.18A
Medium and Support: wood, brass tacks and twine
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Chi-wara headress; Artist Unknown, African, Malinke Mali

Title: Chi-wara headress
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Malinke Mali
Accession Number: 2003/2.27
Medium and Support: wood
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Chief's hat; Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Title: Chief's hat
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
Physical Description: Miter-shaped hat with double layer of fabric made from whorls of light-colored cotton applique on dark green velveteen ground. Sides of hat terminate in red tassels. Front edge of hat is trimmed with red fabric.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1925-1975
Accession Number: 1997/1.171
Medium and Support: cotton appliqué with tassels
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Collar for Kimono (replacement); Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Collar for Kimono (replacement)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Beige kimono collar with red, blue and green vegetal designs
Century: Early 20th century
Object Creation Date: early 20th century
Accession Number: 2009/2.6
Medium and Support: silk
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Costume (bwoom); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Costume (bwoom)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Physical Description: Costume of a human figure.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1960
Accession Number: 1986/2.5B&C
Medium and Support: bark cloth, woven raffia, copper, glass beads, kola nuts, kola, animal skin
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads; Minagawa Gekka

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Title: Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads
Artist: Minagawa Gekka
Physical Description: It is a pink silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with pink, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The red scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and pale and blue green colors. There are mix of fall and winter flowers and trees: nandin on the left sleeve, plum, chrysanthemums, thistles, amaranths, camellias and narcissus on the front and back, makino (Chloranthus glaber, with red berries) and more camellias on the right sleeve. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.
Artist Life Dates: 1892-1987
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 2005/1.357
Medium and Support: crepe silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads; Minagawa Gekka

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Title: Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads
Artist: Minagawa Gekka
Physical Description: This is a pink silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with pink, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The red scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and pale and blue green colors. There are mix of fall and winter flowers and trees: nandin on the left sleeve, plum, chrysanthemums, thistles, amaranths, camellias and narcissus on the front and back, makino (Chloranthus glaber, with red berries) and more camellias on the right sleeve. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.
Artist Life Dates: 1892-1987
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 2005/1.358
Medium and Support: crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Dance cap; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Title: Dance cap
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920
Accession Number: 1981/2.165
Medium and Support: burlap, cloth, leather, and cowrie shells
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Dance Crest; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title: Dance Crest
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1983
Accession Number: 1983/1.93
Medium and Support: cloth, fiber and cowrie shells
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Dark indigo Shibori haori with lining depicting children at play; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Dark indigo Shibori haori with lining depicting children at play
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: This haori demponstrates a variety of geometric patterns of repeating white shapes against a dark indigo ground. It also has an inner silk lining.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1960s-1980s
Accession Number: 2005/1.348
Medium and Support: white silk tie-dyed dark indigo
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Silk crepe repp with interwoven brown and silver- and gold-colored synthetic metallic threads in the design of chrysanthemum blossoms. Lining is plain weave silk for upper half; purple for lower half and inner cuffs.
Century: mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930s-1950s
Accession Number: 2005/1.393
Medium and Support: silk crepe with interwoven brown and silver- and gold- coated threads
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Egúngún headress (erin type); Adugbologe Workshop of Abeokuta, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Title: Egúngún headress (erin type)
Artist: Adugbologe Workshop of Abeokuta, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
Physical Description: A massive, baroque, and busy wood-carved headdress with stylized face (showing classic Yoruba features) of bulging eyes with defined upper lids, long, straight, triangular nose, symmetrical scarification patterns consisting of three horizontal lines on each cheek, a short beard from ear to ear just underneath the lower lip. Two large “ears” protrude on either side of head and act as “scaffolding” for numerous attachments of symbolic content: birds and lions predominate, but also visible are amulets, wooden claws and beads, crosses, and an insignia shield of some kind. The ears terminate in two oblong mirrors with lions leaping off of each. Layers of pigment are visible, giving impression it has been repainted over time.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1960
Accession Number: 1985/1.183
Medium and Support: wood, mirrors, pigment, gourd, beads, metal
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

Ekpo Society Mask; African, Ibibio

Title: Ekpo Society Mask
Artist: African, Ibibio
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Accession Number: 1985/1.148
Medium and Support: wood, egg shell
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory

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