Igala Mask. white painted with carved features, scarification and headdress. highlights painted in black, green, and burnt umber. rim around back edge (unpainted) with holes appox. 1 inch apart for attachment of drape. Conservation: Insect damage inside, 3 of 9 headdress points chipped wear abraded on ears, paint chipped over proper left eye.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Southern Nigeria; Igala
Culture or time period:
Igala
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1970
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)
Dimensions:
width 19.3 centimeters, height 29 centimeters, and length 13.8 centimeters