Maiden Spirit Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

"Maiden Spirit" Mask: Medium oval-shape, wood face mask with white pigment decorated with red and black geometric shapes.
"Maiden Spirit" Mask

Medium oval-shape, wood face mask with white pigment decorated with red and black geometric shapes.

Name/Title

"Maiden Spirit" Mask

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.035

Description

Medium white oval-shaped wood face mask with black mouth, black nose, large red circles around the ears outlines with black that connects to the eyes, a white triangle cut out and covered with mesh, white diamond shapes on the black near eyes.

Use

Ritual

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Igbo People

Attribution

Attributed to

Date made

circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Igbo People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

mask, female

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

10-3/4 in

Width

8 in

Material

Wood, pigment, metal