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ID number: BIRRC-D0196 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Title / Object name: Dance mask Object type: Mask Place made: Ikot-Ekpene, S.E. Nigeria Culture: Ibibio Date made: 1950s Collector: Lidderdale, Halliday Adair Materials: Light coloured wood Measurements: 27 x 7 x 8 cm |
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Although this light coloured Ibibio mask was made for sale to Europeans, it is possibly representative of an 'mfon' mask or daytime mask. These are often painted white or yellow and are often used in burials to represent the spirit of the dead person transgressing to paradise. It was lent to the Danford Collection by H. A. Lidderdale in 1968 and was acquired by bequest in 1992. |
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