Mask

Object number81.17.588

ProvenanceAcquired by Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1970 (location unknown); bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981

Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles. Igbo Arts: Community and Cosmos, October 1984-February 1986 (Washington, DC, National Museum of African Art, Jul 1 - Oct 1, 1985; Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Museum of Art, Jan 5 - Mar 2, 1986; Seattle, WA, Seattle Art Museum, Apr 10 - Jun 15, 1986). Text by Herbert M. Cole and Chike C. Aniakor. Reproduced p.137, illus. 243.

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions10 5/16 x 9 x 10 1/16 in. (26.2 x 22.9 x 25.6 cm)

MediumWood, nails, rattan, and string