Wooden mask, brightly painted all in black, red, pink, yellow, green and white. The teeth are marked in white paint and the tongue is painted pink. The top of the head is shaped into a peak with a band behind it. [BS [OPS Move] 5/9/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden mask, brightly painted all in black, red, pink, yellow, green and white. The teeth are marked in white paint and the tongue is painted pink. The top of the head is shaped into a peak with a band behind it. [BS [OPS Move] 5/9/2016]
Long description: Carved wooden mask. The inside of the mask is mostly unpainted, although some parts are roughly painted black. The outside of the mask is painted all over with brightly coloured ?gloss paint. The main background of the face of the mask is painted black. The area around the eyes and over the bridge of the nose is painted pink. The eyes are painted black and white. The nose is painted red, as are the inside of the lips and the ears. The teeth are marked in white paint and the tongue is painted pink. The top of the head is shaped into a peak with a band behind it. The peak is decorated with yellow, turquoise and white paint and the band with pink, green and white. The wood has been cut out under the eyes and inside the mouth and between the head peak and band. The mask has been made from one piece of wood. The inside bottom edge of the mask appears to have signs of damage prior to accession. Apart from this damage the mask shows no signs of wear and does not appear to have any means of being attached. [MdeA 26/9/2005]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person: Field collector Jean Davies; Field collector R.O. Davies; PRM source Jean Davies
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1965
Date collected: 1963 - 1965
Acquisition information: Donated: 29/07/2005
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Depth: max 125 mm, Width: max 160 mm, Length: max 328 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2005.102.2
Research and responses: Information from donor in Related Documents File states that the material was donated by Mrs Jean Davies who lived in Nigeria between October 1963 and the summer of 1965. Her husband the late R. O. Davies was working at the University of Nigeria at Nsukka. According to the donor many of the items in the collection were given to her or her husband as gifts or purchased by her in local markets. [MdeA 26/9/2005]

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