Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Large staff built on a wood armature with an iron blade and phallic handle. The wooden hilt is studded, wrapped in iron with iron cap. The blade tapers in towards the tip. Towards the top there is a small square cutout with a cross etched on each side. Above and below, the thin area is wrapped in iron. The blade itself is also etched with various designs, however the metal is rusted.
Nude female figure standing on a tall cylindrical base. The female holds her arms down at her side, has a protruding abdomen, and large pointed breasts. The figure is covered in white dots and orange pigment which has collected in the grooves. She has large bulging eyes, and three vertical marks on each cheek. On her head she wears some sort of headdress, which has deteriorated and is not complete. The cylindrical base is also deteriorated with notable insect damage.
Mask carved of wood. The face is angular, with the ridge down the centre of the face. One side has broken off leaving the mask off-centre. Strong shelf-like brow ridge, rectangular cutout eyes, long narrow nose, wide open mouth and strong rounded chin extending from a broad neck. Seven holes are spaced around the mask: four down the side, two across the top, and one under the nose. Mounting hardware on back - two eye hooks and a wire.
Egungun helmet mask carved from blackened wood. Round head with large bulging white eyes, large ears, a flat broad nose, and broad mouth with serrated teeth. Depicted with facial marks, with c. three vertical and three horizontal lines beneath on both cheeks; three horizontal lines on the forehead. A large braided hairstyle or headdress extends from the top of the head down to the left, tapering to a knob end.
Helmet mask. The mask depicts a red human face with a black brow ridge, black outlining the eyes, and black and white scarification on the cheeks (three vertical lines). The stout head has a small, wide face at the front, and a coiffure or headdress with three horizontal crests. Behind each ear is a fibre strap.
Mask carved of wood. Anthropomorphic mask with a human face and pair of large horns extending up from head. The face features a down turned nose, down-slanting eyes, and a large open mouth with three large fangs. The face is a lighter brown, with the horns and chin a dark brown, and the outlines of the facial features in black.
Small carved mask of a human face. The face is surrounded by a flat edge with holes through it that are more concentrated around the upper edge. The face has small cutout squinting eyes, a small pointed nose and a wide toothy smile. On each temple and the centre of the forehead are raised rectangular designs made with three rows of three small rectangles.
Length of orange fabric with supplementary weft designs in dark red and green. Seven alternating geometric bands in red and green. Band designs made up of vertical lines, diamonds, star-like shapes and snowflake-like shapes. Bands trimmed with groupings of light green, dark green, purple, red, pink, white and dark blue stripes along top and bottom edges.
Long rectangular textile with alternating bands of supplementary weft designs and straight weaving. Multi-coloured fringe on left and right edges. Sides bordered with orange and dark green thread braided together. Top edge of textile has red stripe. Below is a dark red band with repeating pattern of yellow star-like shapes. Underneath that is another dark red band with repeating pattern of white star-like shapes. Bands below those alternate between the two coloured patterns. All bands trimmed with groupings of red, pink, white, light blue, indigo, dark green and yellow stripes along top and bottom edges. Bottom edge of textile has indigo stripe.
Length of orange fabric with supplementary weft designs in red and green. Green geometric bands along top and bottom. Red geometric band down centre. Band designs made up of vertical lines, diamonds, star-like shapes and snowflake-like shapes. Bands trimmed with groupings of light green, dark green, red, pink, white and dark blue stripes along top and bottom edges.