Detail View: The AMICA Library: Headdress in the Form of a Human Head (Agringa)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1964.444
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century
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Title:
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Headdress in the Form of a Human Head (Agringa)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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c. 1900
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Creation Start Date:
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1895
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Creation End Date:
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1905
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Materials and Techniques:
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wood, hair, and pigment
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture
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Style or Period:
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Africa, Nigeria, Idoma, Otobi area, early 20th Century
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 20.4cm x 17.8cm x 16.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1964.444
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Credit Line:
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James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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M. Sainsbury, Bath
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1964.444det03.tif
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