Ibo Mask; carved and painted; dual horns on either side of head; two animals at top of head, back to back facing outwards; perforations around edges to attach raffia or drape. Conservation: Back section broken away, large crack in top of head, insect damage at chin. Ibo Mask (Udi 2, 500, 1945) "Moses" Curled Hair, beard; with two animals, Black-White-Red
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West 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:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 44.5 centimeters, length 21.5 centimeters, and width 22 centimeters
Comment:
Slide. PAHMA Storage Loc: V 4-Bascom-4
Loans:
S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)