Ibo mask; carved and painted wood, white with black hair, chin and around eyes, mouth, ears, nose, etc. 2 curled horns painted black and red. down slanted eye holes. Conservation: Crack through right cheek to edge and rodent chewed hole along edge at left chin and at base of right horn. Paint very worn. Ibo Mask (Udi, 1, 600, 1945). "Achi, Bonsu Ohogo"? Curled horns, red; Black and White
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Nigeria; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1945
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 21.5 centimeters, height 17 centimeters, and length 42 centimeters