- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Headdress mask with carved wooden figures of a man and a woman. [ZM 20/09/2013]
- Long description
- Headdress mask with a base made out of what appears to be cane plant with a twisted length of plant fibre attached, presumably to tie around the chin when worn. On top of the base are two carved wooden figures, a female at the front and a male figure behind. Remnants of paint remaining. Secured with metal nails in places. [ZM 20/09/2013]
- Geographical reference
- Southern Nigeria Anambra State Onitsha
- Cultural groups
- Igbo
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1919
- Date collected
- By 1919
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1919
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Cane Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Twisted, Process Nailed
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 170 mm base, Height: max 420 mm, Width: max 205 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1919.73.17
- Research and responses
John Picton examined this mask during a consultation visit to look at Igbo masks on 12 November 2013 and noted the following: The ridge along the top of the female figure at the front represents an elaborate hairstyle. Female figures are often depicted holding a mirror and comb so these could have been part of the original carving. [ZM 19/11/2013]
Search terms: Dance, Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Figure, Mask, Dance Accessory, Headdress, Head Ornament