Epa Helmet Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Epa Helmet Mask: Handcarved wooden sculpture with large female figure centered on the top of a human head, with female's arm encircling six smaller female figures.
Epa Helmet Mask

Handcarved wooden sculpture with large female figure centered on the top of a human head, with female's arm encircling six smaller female figures.

Name/Title

Epa Helmet Mask

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.9

Description

Carved wooden sculpture with large female figure centered on the top of a human head, with female's arms encircling atop six smaller female figures.

Use

Performance

Context

Epa Dance

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Yoruba People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Yoruba People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks, Sculpture

Search Terms

Olomoyeye, mother, child, children

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

20-1/2 in

Width

11-3/8 in

Circumference

32-3/16 in

Material

Wood, Pigment