id: 147490 accession number: 1973.222 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.222 updated: 2023-02-26 17:13:05.866000 Mask, c. 1930s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo-style maker. Wood, paint, and plant fiber; overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1973.222 title: Mask title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1930s creation date earliest: 1930 creation date latest: 1939 current location: creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White copyright: --- culture: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo-style maker technique: Wood, paint, and plant fiber department: African Art collection: African Art type: Mask find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1973 opening date: 1974-01-30T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 155, repr.
CMA 1974: "Year in Review 1973," CMA Bulletin LXI (Feb., 1974), p. 73, no. 18, repr. p. 70. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Masks represent the incarnate dead among the Igbo. They perform at new year, harvest festivals, and funerals, where they serve to escort the spirit to the realm of the ancestors. This example unites the themes of feminine beauty and male strength into one powerful image. The white face, thin nose, small mouth, and delicate facial tattoos, epitomize the beauty of a young maiden. The two pairs of enormous horns are primary symbols of masculine courage. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES