Headdress for a Mask

Unidentified Yoruba maker, style of Ilorin area

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19th-20th century

Wood with black and white pigment

Overall: 9 13/16 × 8 11/16 × 7 5/16 in. (25 × 22 × 18.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection

990.53.27148

Geography

Place Made: Illorin, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Clothing: Headwear

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Exhibition History

Imaging West Africa in Mask and Costume, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 31, 1994-March 5, 1995

Provenance

Harry A. Franklin, about 1950; to Valerie Franklin (daughter), 1983; given to present collection, 1990.

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