Object class: Masks (costume) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Loans: S1969-1970 #22: Bay Area Committee to Save Biafran Children (September 11, 1969–September 23, 1969) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Masks (costume) Collection place British West Africa (historic) Loans S1969-1970 #22: Bay Area Committee to Save Biafran Children (September 11, 1969–September 23, 1969)

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6298, described as Mask; black-painted wood; decorated in red, yellow and cream paint; hat decorated with 3 faces in relief; h. 49 cm; w. 29 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-5968, described as Wooden, Ibibio, mask (1000). Large, smiling, opening mouth w/ fat cheeks, war-like, movable joints. Black paint, 3 heads in headdress. H ca. 21.0”; W ca. 15.0”.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1519, described as Ibibio mask (Ikot Ekpene). goiter, 4 hair braids, medium. Black, yellow, red.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-3814, described as Wooden face mask; Osi-Asi; left side painted red with white overlay; right side painted black. 33.5 x 18.5 cm. “Osi-Asi,” literally means “he tells lies.” This mask comes out into the village to announce that a festival or masking performance will occur on the next day. If two Agbogo-mmuo will appear, he will say, “there will be hundreds of agbogo-mmuo appearing tomorrow.” He exaggerates so that many people will come. Worn by Young men of a village along with very ragged costumes of raffia and tattered cloth. The white left side of the face is frequently used to represent a split character... in this case, white left means mmuo... the dead. The white right eye means that the mask has performed a sacrifice and is thus in a special holy state. This is done by ordinary men as well.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-3821, described as Carved wooden mask; Agbogo-mmuo; Sharp, angular features, with elaborate head piece; white ground with orange, black, and yellowish trim. Height: 17.25 inches.