Unidentified

Ijaw Mask

Category
Culture
Ijaw Peoples
Place Made
Nigeria
Materials
Wood, kaolin, indigo
Measurements
13 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 in (34.925 x 6.35 x 6.985 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Françoise Billion Richardson Charitable Trust
Accession #
2015.38.54
Description

Elongated human face, bulbous forehead, coffee bean-shaped concave eyes, long linear nose terminating with inverted cross form nostrils, series of exposed teeth in straight band, chin ending in long point. The features have traces of blue and white powders. A rectangular opening is found on verso with a pair of circular opening holes on either side.