499597 Headdress, early 1900s (wood, hair & pigment) by Nigerian School, (19th-20th century); 20.4x17.8x16.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: 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. ); James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund; Nigerian, out of copyright.