id:			144709
accession number:	1969.5
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.5
updated:		2023-02-27 11:03:46.562000

Helmet, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood and paint; overall: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1969.5

title:				Helmet
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creation date:			late 1800s–early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
copyright:			

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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
technique:	Wood and paint
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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measurements: Overall: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 113, repr.<br>CMA 1970: "Year in Review 1969," CMA Bulletin LVII (Jan., 1970), p. 47, no. 135.

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PROVENANCE

	Everitt Rassiga, New York
	date: 1962    
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	Everitt Rassiga, New York (1962); Katherine White Reswick
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wall description:
This type of helmet used by the Oro association, is often mistaken for the more common Egungun. While Egungun masquerades are performed to honor an individual's ancestors, Oro masquerades are performed in conjunction with the actual funeral of a Yoruba person. The Oro association is very secretive, and the visibility of helmets like this one is generally restricted. Oro is also responsible for carrying out criminal sentences, such as collecting fines, repossessing goods, and executing those convicted of a capital crime. The female figure suspended from the back of the horns may reference the victims of Oro executions. This work has been attributed to the Esubiyi School of Abeokuta, founded about 1860.
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