Mask

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Culture Igbo

Title Mask (Ogbodo Enyi)

Date Unknown

Medium Wood and pigment

Dimensions Object: 17 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (44.5 × 31.1 × 38.7 cm)
Overall (includes mount): 22 3/16 × 12 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (56.4 × 31.1 × 38.7 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 75.54.2

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About this Work

Masks such as this celebrate the contributions that individual male age groups make to their community. The ability of a group to acquire a mask, its costume, and organize its performance is said to show the group members' ability to work together for the community's benefit. The mask depicts an elephant as a reference to that animal's strength and energy, which is likened to the powerful spirit associated with elders.

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"Mask | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=75.54.2