Ibo mask. oblong, carved, painted wood. black ground with white decorative dots and bands (from eye to below chin). prominent nose, 2 down curving, black/white striped goat horns, small carved ears. "X"s and lines on white bands maybe dark red. Conservation: Some paint chipping, 1 horn broken and repaired. Ibo Mask (Udi, 1945). Red, white, black. 2 goat horns. Not 6 03 Plus 1 bag unmarked fragment.
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:
height 33 centimeters, length 18.5 centimeters, and width 23 centimeters
Comment:
Slide
Loans:
S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)