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Helmet Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

3326/11

Egungun helmet mask carved from blackened wood. Round head with large bulging white eyes, large ears, a flat broad nose, and broad mouth with serrated teeth. Depicted with facial marks, with c. three vertical and three horizontal lines beneath on both cheeks; three horizontal lines on the forehead. A large braided hairstyle or headdress extends from the top of the head down to the left, tapering to a knob end.

  • History Of Use

    Worn during the egungun masquerade; an ancestor headdress for a hunter.

  • Narrative

    Assumed to have been collected by Lieber while he was living in Nigeria (1965-1970), lecturing at the University of Ibadan under the auspices of CIDA.

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Yoruba
  • Material wood, paint, metal
  • Measurements height 20.0 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 24.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Jack Lieber, Iris Lieber
  • Received from Iris Lieber
  • Made in Ogun
  • Collection Date between 1965 and 1970
  • Ownership Date before 2015, before June 18, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on June 18, 2018
  • Condition poor
  • Accession Number 3326/0011

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