Tool

African

  • Titles Tool (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 4 1/8 x 2 x 1/8 in. (10.5 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.132
  • Work Type tool
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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Elaborate egungun costume of various layered, strips of colorful textiles, including velvet and indigo-dyed cloth, with applied, cut, white metal geometric elements that are sewn to the various pieces of the costume, the metal forms are incised with geometric patterns.
Head-wrap of peach-colored fabric with metallic thread
Mask/headdress composed of male face with beard and pierced eyes, topped by head-ware which includes sculpted drum resting on framework, held in place by sculpted fabric tie.
Heddle Pulley, Baule people, Côte d'Ivoire, African, wood and string