Headdress
Unidentified Ejagham maker
19th-20th century
Wood, antelope hide, basketry, and kaolin
Overall: 15 3/4 × 7 15/16 × 15 3/16 in. (40 × 20.2 × 38.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Claire E. and Dr. Frederick R. Mebel, Class of 1935, in memory of Dorothy Lathrop
987.47.26881
Geography
Place Made: Middle Cross River region, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clothing: Headwear
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
REL 14, AAAS 18, Introduction to African Religions, Robert Baum, Spring 2014
Exhibition History
Works from the Continent of Africa, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-March 15, 2020.
Provenance
Dr. Frederick Ronald Mebel (1913-1998) and Claire E. Mebel (1916-1994); Rockville Center, New York; given to present collection, 1985.
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