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Headdress

Idoma, 1900-1966

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Idoma

Headdress

Idoma, 1900-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, nails, cloth, wire, white and black pigment, 34 7/16 × 10 1/4 in. (87.4 × 26 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Barry and Toby T. Hecht, Bethesda, Maryland
Object Number 1991.349
White face with open mouth, 2 scars on each check, vertical scar on forehead, 2 discs with checkerboard design on each temple. Scars and discs are in black. Coiffure indicated by black pigment and raised line. Five carved topknots on head.

Culture

Idoma

2000–2000

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