Mask: Mma ji
Date1952-53
Maker
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
Nigerian, 1910 - 1987
Label Text"Mma ji" (Knife-yam) refers to the top piece on the mask which looks like a knife or machete. It is worn by males ranging from young boys to adult men, and can be costumed as a schoolboy, missionary, Muslim or westernized African.
Object number2005.41
Photo CreditPhoto: Beth Mann
Published ReferencesIshikawa, Chiyo, ed., A Community of Collectors: 75th Anniversary Gifts to the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2007, illus. p. 130Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions17 x 5 x 6 1/2in. (43.2 x 12.7 x 16.5cm)
MediumWood with raffia backing
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1960
Object number: 2005.42
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1960
Object number: 2005.43
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