Headdress
| Title | Headdress |
|---|---|
| Date | early 1900s 20th century |
| Medium | Wood, rawhide, cane, paint, bone, natural fiber, and metal |
| Classification | Mask |
| Origin | Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ejagham-style maker Africa |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Headdress, early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ejagham-style maker. Wood, rawhide, cane, paint, bone, natural fiber, and metal; overall: 67.3 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm (26 1/2 x 17 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1990.23 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Headdress” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated early 1900s. It is executed in wood, rawhide, cane, paint, bone, natural fiber, and metal and classified as mask. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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