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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: late 1800s–early 1900s creation date earliest: 1875 creation date latest: 1925 current location: creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White copyright: --- culture: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker technique: Wood and paint department: African Art collection: African Art type: Mask find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1969 opening date: 1970-01-27T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 113, repr.
CMA 1970: "Year in Review 1969," CMA Bulletin LVII (Jan., 1970), p. 47, no. 135. --- PROVENANCE Everitt Rassiga, New York date: 1962 footnotes: citations: Everitt Rassiga, New York (1962); Katherine White Reswick date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.5/1969.5_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.5/1969.5_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.5/1969.5_full.tif