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Lunar Face Mask
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Lunar Face Mask

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Dateca. 1960
Mediumwood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (21.9 x 21 x 6.7 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0055
    DescriptionThis Lunar Face Mask is worn in the Abubom performance honoring a female creation deity, or "Great Mother." The round frame represents the full moon, and the crescents on its surface may represent the phases of the moon. Other subgroupds of the Ibibio use a lumar mask similar to this example, as do some of the Igbo groups.
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