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Headdress
early 1900s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This was used in masked performances of the Agrinya society, a powerful guild formerly restricted to men who had killed an elephant, lion, or man. The white pigment connotes the realm of the ancestors, while the aggressive expression of the face seems to suggest the courage of Agrinya society members.
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Details
- Title: Headdress
- Date Created: early 1900s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 20.4 x 17.8 x 16.2 cm (8 1/16 x 7 x 6 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: M. Sainsbury, Bath, M. Sainsbury, Bath
- Type: Mask
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.444
- Medium: Wood, human hair, paint, and possibly kaolin
- Department: African Art
- Culture: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver
- Credit Line: James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
- Collection: African Art
- Accession Number: 1964.444
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