IDOMA MASK, NIGERIA

Pace Primitive and Ancient Art, New York
Robert Rubin, New York, acquired from the above on January 9, 1985

Museum for African Art, New York, Hair in African Art and Culture, February 9 - May 28, 2000; additional venues:
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, 2000
APEX Museum, Atlanta, 2000
California African-American Museum, Los Angeles, 2001
Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, Detroit, 2001
Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, 2001
DuSable Museum of African-American History, Chicago, 2002
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, 2002
Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, Jackson, 2002

Roy Sieber and Frank Herreman, Hair in African Art and Culture, New York, 2000, p. 43, cat. 34

Good condition for a mask of this type and age. One of three central elements on crest of head missing as shown. Age crack on proper left back of head. Tip of proper left hanging braid broken and glued. Insect damage on proper right jaw and chin. Small losses around edges. Nicks and scratches. Wear and tear from traditional handling. Fine aged multi-layered patina with traces of blue and white pigment and residue.
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