Mask; bush cow; horns notched in front; cylindrical open mouth notched on all inner edges; upper half stained red, lower half white; interior of mouth red; large incised eyes; carved downward projection between horns; height 51 cm
Donor:
Mitsuo Inouye and Mrs. Mitsuo Inouye
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Chamba
Culture or time period:
Chamba
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama