Ibo mask. 4-poster mask, carved painted wood, rik-rak bands of black/natural wood on forehead, black band on cheeks, prominent, lips with white painted teeth, small carved ears, 4 carved "posts" on head. Conservation: Paint worn in spots chip in chin, chip from above left proper eye. Ibo Mask (Udi 2, 300, 1945) 4 poster, Black White Red Yellow, Black and Yellow; with white and red
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:
width 18.5 centimeters, length 22 centimeters, and height 39.5 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated: The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, 7-26-1964, pg 18c.B/W photo stored with Bascom Collection index card file. Slide.
Loans:
S1963-1964 #112: Heard Museum (June 25, 1964–unknown) and S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)