Ibo mask. carved and painted wood; black, white, red, yellow, and natural wood. protruding mouth, nose, and brow; almond shaped eye holes. 2 carved, horn-like protrusions laying close to head, one on each side. "6" shaped ears. scalloped hair. Perforations around edge for attachment of drape or ruff. Conservation: Drying cracks in chin, right and left horn, paint chipping. Ibo Mask (Udi 1-- 600). Protruding mouth, horn-hair to front. Black white red yellow.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Udi; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 20 centimeters, length 31.5 centimeters, and height 17.5 centimeters