Ceremonial head mask, carved wooden face with incised designs in white. Painted black. Basketry backing. Length 25.5 cm. Wide 14 cm. Made by local carver; Chukwu Okoro.
Donor:
Simon Ottenberg and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Afikpo, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Afikpo Village Group, Mgbom Village - Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Materials:
Fiber 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:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1965-1966 #2: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 7, 1965–August 5, 1965), S2009-2010 #11b: SFO Museum (dates unknown), and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)