Ibo mask. carved and painted wood (black overall). narrow oval head with two narrow horns laying close to the head, tubular eyes, broad nose, narrow semilarge mouth with teeth, cheeks and eye depressions form a heart shape, small protruding ears, pointed chin. Conservation: Chip, right edge. Ibo Mask (Udi). Old, black, tubular eyes, smile; negative space; second best Cf. 203
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Udi; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1946?
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 15.8 centimeters, width 20.3 centimeters, and length 30 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez, 133C
Loans:
S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)