Headdress for a Mask
Unidentified Yoruba maker, style of Ilorin area
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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