id: 141206 accession number: 1964.444 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.444 updated: 2022-01-04 16:32:23.058000 Headdress, early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver. Wood, human hair, paint, and possibly kaolin; overall: 20.4 x 17.8 x 16.2 cm (8 1/16 x 7 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund 1964.444 title: Headdress title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: early 1900s creation date earliest: 1900 creation date latest: 1920 current location: 108A Sub-Saharan creditline: James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund copyright: --- culture: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver technique: Wood, human hair, paint, and possibly kaolin department: African Art collection: African Art type: Mask find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 20.4 x 17.8 x 16.2 cm (8 1/16 x 7 x 6 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1965 opening date: 1965-10-27T04:00:00 Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE M. Sainsbury, Bath date: footnotes: citations: M. Sainsbury, Bath date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This was used in masked performances of the Agrinya society, a powerful guild formerly restricted to men who had killed an elephant, lion, or man. The white pigment connotes the realm of the ancestors, while the aggressive expression of the face seems to suggest the courage of Agrinya society members. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.444/1964.444_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.444/1964.444_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.444/1964.444_full.tif