Ibo mask. carved, painted wood with two triangular horns. Black and natural wood. worn red on horns, remnants of white paint apparent on lips and cheeks and nose. small ears, deeply carved eye sockets. black and white bands of triangles across forehead; black chin and horns. black highlights on nose around eyes, on lips. perforations along edge for attachment of drapes and ruff. Acquired from Ben Rose Fabrics, Chicago, ca. 1946. Ibo Mask (Udi, 2, 600, 1945) Black White Red with straight horns
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
Context of use:
Ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez 132A
Loans:
S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)