Face Mask (Mgbedike)
Face Mask ("Mgbedike")
Wooden face mask covered animal skin and decorated with metal tacks and animal teeth to depict power and fierceness
Name/Title
Face Mask ("Mgbedike")Entry/Object ID
2019.Br.122Description
Wooden face mask covered animal skin and decorated with metal tacks and animal teeth to depict power and fiercenessCollection
Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Igbo PeopleAttribution
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MakerTime Period
20th CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
NigeriaContinent
AfricaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
NigeriaContinent
AfricaCulture/Tribe
Igbo People