Mask

Museum number:
5-16148
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-201 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Object count:
1
Description:
small Ibo mask; carved and painted wood; deeply carved face with protruding brow and mouth; red, black, blue and white. natural wood. nails in base. 5 holes around edge to attach drape with ruffs. Conservation: Dirty.
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
Materials:
Paint (coating) 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:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters, length 20.3 centimeters, and height 7.5 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez 132B
Loans:
S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-16148, described as small Ibo mask; carved and painted wood; deeply carved face with protruding brow and mouth; red, black, blue and white. natural wood. nails in base. 5 holes around edge to attach drape with ruffs. Conservation: Dirty.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-16148, described as small Ibo mask; carved and painted wood; deeply carved face with protruding brow and mouth; red, black, blue and white. natural wood. nails in base. 5 holes around edge to attach drape with ruffs. Conservation: Dirty.

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