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Mask: Nnade Okumkpa (Senior Leader's Mask)
Date1960
Maker
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
Nigerian, 1910 - 1987
Label TextNnade Okumkpa - "Father of Okumkpa" mask
A senior leader wears this "father" mask and no one gets close to him as he directs the skits and songs while narrating the action for hours. The eggshells on the surface emphasize the ritual value of this spirit. Eggs are not a normal food in Afikpo, but are placed in shrines and given to diviners.
Object number2005.42
Photo CreditPhoto: Beth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Lessons from the Institute of Empathy, Mar. 31, 2018 - ongoing.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
Dimensions13 x 6 x 5 1/2in. (33 x 15.2 x 14cm)
MediumWood with raffia backing
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1960
Object number: 2005.43
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