Face Mask (Mgbedike)

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

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.122

Description

Wooden face mask covered animal skin and decorated with metal tacks and animal teeth to depict power and fierceness

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Igbo People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

12-13/16 in

Width

7-5/16 in

Depth

9-7/16 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Skin, Animal Teeth