Carved wooden mask

Made:
Calabar

Carved wooden mask, with distorted human features, possibly worn by member of Ekpo Secret Society, possibly Ibibio, Nigerian

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A241600
Materials:
wood and string
type:
mask
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)