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Mirror

MOA: University of British Columbia

3326/45

Mirror-like object with a flat disk-shaped reflective surface and a decorative bronze handle. The handle depicts a seated male, hands on knees, smoking a pipe. He wears a headdress, chest is wrapped in an X-shaped harness(?), and his genitalia is exposed. His cheeks are marked with three lines. The iron(?) disk has a hammered decoration around the edge, creating an eight point asterisk design.

  • History Of Use

    The collector notes say "several of these disks would be used to reflect light on the chief".

  • 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 mirror
  • Culture West African
  • Material bronze metal, iron metal
  • Measurements height 34.5 cm, width 16.8 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Jack Lieber, Iris Lieber
  • Received from Iris Lieber
  • Made in Nigeria
  • Collection Date between 1965 and 1970
  • Ownership Date before 2015, before June 18, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on June 18, 2018
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3326/0045

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