Ibo/Igbo mask. carved and painted wood. "4-poster". black, white, red, and yellow paint. forehead bands of white and black alternating triangles, wide mouth with carved teeth, small eye holes, shallow arc shaped ears, 4-post like horns on top of head, beard-like knob on chin. Conservation: Drying cracks in mid-forehead, crack in left rear post, some insect damage and chipping along edge. Ibo Mask (Udi, I, 500) Black white red yellow, fine 4 poster
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Ibo; near Udi
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)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
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)