B-376 (A) (previous number (Bascom’s number)) and B-518 (B) (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Ibo Monkey mask (a) with raffia ruff (b). carved and painted wood mask; white face with black head, eyes, nose, chin markings; red lips, white teeth. 4 holes in edge to attach raffia ruff. 376. Ibo Mask (Udi, 2, 300) Small, monkey, with raffia. Black and white, with red. 518. Ibo (Udi)? White raffia for masks
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
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Decorative(?)
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 10 centimeters, length 21 centimeters, and width 16.5 centimeters