idiok mask, unrecorded Ibibio artist

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unrecorded Ibibio artist, idiok mask
unrecorded Ibibio artist, idiok mask
unrecorded Ibibio artist
idiok mask
early-mid 1900s
idiok mask, early-mid 1900s
Where object was made: Nigeria
Material/technique: carving; wood; staining
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 28 x 20.5 x 12 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 11 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 4 3/4 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Palmer
Accession number: 2007.2757
Not on display
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Archive label for Palmer collection exhibit, date unknown: Ibibio masks are noted for their expressive realism, especially those created to represent demons of destruction. Physical ailments and deformities were graphically repreduced in mask form, to the extent that medical disfunctions can be readily identified.