Carved wooden mask with two human effigies on top

Museum number:
5-9925
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050009925
Description:
Mask, face, surmounted by two horn-like projections and two standing figurines, one male, one female; all faces heart-shaped; carved open mouth with teeth; one ear missing; wood split in several places; height 47 cm
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ibibio attrib.
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
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)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden mask with two human effigies on top, accession number 5-9925, described as Mask, face, surmounted by two horn-like projections and two standing figurines, one male, one female; all faces heart-shaped; carved open mouth with teeth; one ear missing; wood split in several places; height 47 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden mask with two human effigies on top, accession number 5-9925, described as Mask, face, surmounted by two horn-like projections and two standing figurines, one male, one female; all faces heart-shaped; carved open mouth with teeth; one ear missing; wood split in several places; height 47 cm

Tools