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1932.33.3

Face mask of man with beard, with carved slits for eyes and open mouth. [ZM 09/04/2013]

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1932.33.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Face mask of man with beard, with carved slits for eyes and open mouth. [ZM 09/04/2013]
Long description
Face mask of man with beard, with carved slits for eyes and open mouth. The eyes, eyebrows, mouth and ears are black. There are raised markings running from the top of the nose to the forehead, and between the eyes and ears. A painted line runs from mouth to chin. The mask has a scalloped hairline. A ?woollen and textile beard, dyed with indigo, is stitched around the edge. [MdeA / CW 30 4 98]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Central Nigeria Lower Benue River Valley
Cultural groups
Idoma
Person
Maker Ochai of Otobi
Field collector Captain Beaver
PRM source Captain Beaver
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Textile, Material Wool Textile Animal, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Dyed, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width 170 mm, Length 230 mm excluding beard, Length: max 350 mm including beard
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.33.3
Associated publications
Listed as number 106 on page 13 of Art from the Guinea Coast (Pitt Rivers Museum, Illustrated Catalogue No. 1), Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum (1965): 'NIGERIA Northern Region ... 106. White-faced mask, probably carved by Ochai of Otobi. Idoma tribe (1932.33.3.) (23.5 cm.)'. Also illustrated in black and white in unnumbered plate XXVI. (For details of exhibition, see under 'Display History'.) [JC 12 9 2013]

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