Headdress

Description

Masquerade headdress of a female head, carved wood covered with skin, with lead eyes, plaited fibre hair, and basketwork neck: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria or Cameroon, probably Cross River, Ekoi, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1894.346

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Headdress

Production information

Cross River, Cameroon, Central Africa
Cross River, Nigeria, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Ekoi

Materials

Wood, Skin, Fibre, Basketwork

Physical description

Carved wood covered with skin; lead eyes; coils of plaited fibre; basketwork neck