Blackened wooden face mask with protruding cheeks and lips, and five circular indentations in forehead. [ZM 04/06/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Blackened wooden face mask with protruding cheeks and lips, and five circular indentations in forehead. [ZM 04/06/2013]
Long description: Wooden mask with carved openings at the eyes and sides of the cheeks. Two wooden attachments, one broken, nailed to the top of the head. Blackened on the inner and outer surfaces. A row of holes along the sides and top of the mask. [ZM 16/05/2013]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; South-east Nigeria Cross River State Aro region
Cultural groups: Ibibio
Person: Field collector W. E. Aston-Smith; PRM source W. E. Aston-Smith; PRM source Marjorie Perham
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: By 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1936
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Plant Fibre, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Repaired (local), Process Painted
Dimensions: Height: max 434 mm, Depth: max 129 mm, Width: max 302 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.5.5

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