Mask

Museum number:
5-11781
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011781
Description:
Mask, Nigeria, Ibibio. July 27, 1972. 5-11781, acc no. 2879, file code 5.3. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: In ceremonies or dances Description: Mask of spirit or deity; carved wood, unpigmented; decoration consists of either raised relief carving or incidental crosshatching; bug eyes; mouth open with teeth parted; prominent cheeckbones or cheeckpouches; 29 cm. w.; 43 cm. l.;
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ibibio
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-11781, described as Mask, Nigeria, Ibibio. July 27, 1972. 5-11781, acc no. 2879, file code 5.3. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: In ceremonies or dances Description: Mask of spirit or deity; carved wood, unpigmented; decoration consists of either raised relief carving or incidental crosshatching; bug eyes; mouth open with teeth parted; prominent cheeckbones or cheeckpouches; 29 cm. w.; 43 cm. l.;Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-11781, described as Mask, Nigeria, Ibibio. July 27, 1972. 5-11781, acc no. 2879, file code 5.3. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: In ceremonies or dances Description: Mask of spirit or deity; carved wood, unpigmented; decoration consists of either raised relief carving or incidental crosshatching; bug eyes; mouth open with teeth parted; prominent cheeckbones or cheeckpouches; 29 cm. w.; 43 cm. l.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-11781, described as Mask, Nigeria, Ibibio. July 27, 1972. 5-11781, acc no. 2879, file code 5.3. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: In ceremonies or dances Description: Mask of spirit or deity; carved wood, unpigmented; decoration consists of either raised relief carving or incidental crosshatching; bug eyes; mouth open with teeth parted; prominent cheeckbones or cheeckpouches; 29 cm. w.; 43 cm. l.;

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