Ibo mask. carved, painted wood. moth. elongated head; small eyes and mouth with carved teeth. ears like "6"s with carved letters in front of each. forehead carved with 2 rows of zig-zags. 2 large antennae form head decorations. painted black overall. Plus 1 bag of fragments. Conservation: Tip of one antenna broken; second antenna is cracked. Ibo Mask (Udi, 1, 400, 1945). moth, black, crudish
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1945
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 18.3 centimeters, length 45 centimeters, and height 17 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez 132C
Loans:
S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)