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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1948, described as Ceremonial head-mask; carved wooden face with designs in relief. Topped by figure painted white; basketry backing. Length 48.5 cm. Width 12 cm. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1950, described as Caremonial head mask; carved wooden white face with incised rectangular emblem on top, basketry backing. Length 49 cm. Wide 13 cm. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1952, described as Ceremonial head mask; carved wooden antelope head with horns. Incised lines, painted white and black; basketry backing; length 15 inches; width 5 ¼ inches; made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1951, described as Ceremonial headmask; incised gourd painting black with incised white designs-elephant? basketry backing; length 13 ½ inches; wide 6 inches. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1949, described as Ceremonial head mask, carved wooden face with incised designs in white. Painted black. Basketry backing. Length 25.5 cm. Wide 14 cm. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6306, described as Mask; wood; with “blade” projection; blade painted in red, white, black, and orange, face in white and black; eyes in clack and orange; has three peg projections from forehead to above black, white orange and black respectively; raffia base tied to back. Height 39.5 cm. For the yearly (October) “Elu Mbe: festival and the “Iko Okorchi” festival from November-January. This it popularly known as a “yam knife” mask as the curved “blade” represents the yam knife and the three protruding “teeth” represent the teeth to eat the yam.