Headdress in the Form of a Human Head (Agringa)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1964.444

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CMA_.1964.444

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century

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Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century

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Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Headdress in the Form of a Human Head (Agringa)

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Headdress in the Form of a Human Head (Agringa)

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Detail

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Detail

View

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Creation Date:

c. 1900

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c. 1900

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1895

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1895

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1905

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1905

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

wood, hair, and pigment

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wood, hair, and pigment

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century

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Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century

Style or Period

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 20.4cm x 17.8cm x 16.2cm

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Overall: 20.4cm x 17.8cm x 16.2cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1964.444

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1964.444

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund

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James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

M. Sainsbury, Bath

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M. Sainsbury, Bath

Provenance

false

Context:

This was used in masked performances of the Agrinya society, a powerful guild formerly restricted to men who had killed an elephant, lion, or man. The white pigment connotes the realm of the ancestors, while the aggressive expression of the face seems to suggest the courage of Agrinya society members.

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This was used in masked performances of the Agrinya society, a powerful guild formerly restricted to men who had killed an elephant, lion, or man. The white pigment connotes the realm of the ancestors, while the aggressive expression of the face seems to suggest the courage of Agrinya society members.

Context

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Headdress in the Form of a Human Head (Agringa)