Mask; carved wood with shoe polish pigment; raffia strands attached to back of mask; represents horned demon or spirit grimacing with bared teeth; length 22.5 cm, width 17.5 cm
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ibibio
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama