Ceremonial headmask; incised gourd painting black with incised white designs-elephant? basketry backing; length 13 ½ inches; wide 6 inches. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.
Donor:
Simon Ottenberg and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Afikpo, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Afikpo Village Group, Mgbom Village - Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
Simon Ottenberg
Collection date:
1960; September
Materials:
Fiber
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gourds (plant components) and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1965-1966 #2: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 7, 1965–August 5, 1965), S1968-1969 #12: California Department of Parks and Recreation (August 2, 1968–September 24, 1968), S1970-1971 #14: Department of Art (UC Santa Barbara) (November 12, 1970–January 20, 1971), S1981-1982 #31: Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts (December 30, 1981–February 1, 1982), S1981-1982 #62: Kaiser (April 30, 1982–July 12, 1982), S2009-2010 #11b: SFO Museum (dates unknown), and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)