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Headdress in the form of a bust

Idoma, 1933

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Idoma

Headdress in the form of a bust

Idoma, 1933

Physical Qualities Wood; fiber; white and black pigment, 9 5/16 × 4 3/16 × 4 5/8 in. (23.6 × 10.6 × 11.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Barry and Toby T. Hecht, Bethesda, Maryland
Object Number 1991.353
Single diagonal scar on each side of nose, double vertical scar on side of temple. White pigment in crevices in face. Braided fiber inserted in head to represent hair.

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