Unidentified

Animal Cap Crest Mask

n.d.

Category
Culture
Ejagham
Place Made
Nigeria
Materials
Wood, caning basketry, animal skin, kaolin, pigment, cloth, metal, and glass
Measurements
24 1/2 x 31 x 7 3/4 in (62.23 x 78.74 x 19.685 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Françoise Billion Richardson and Robert P. Gordy Funds
Accession #
2008.2
Description

Wooden, zoomorphic mask covered in animal skin. The mouth is long, slightly ajar, resembling the snout of a crocodile while the flat end of the animal's snout recalls the nose of a pig or boar. The head has two carved horns that create two spirals arching away from the head in opposite directions. A sheet of metal in star shape is attached to the front of the head, between the eyes, and has concentric studs radiating from one large stud in center of star.