Omabe Masquerade Ensemble with Face Mask and Fan
Artist
Igbo artist
Date1950s–1970s
Associated withAfrica
MediumFabric: burlap, wood, and paint
DimensionsPants: 47 1/2 × 56 in. (120.7 × 142.2 cm)
Tunic and mask: 54 3/4 × 89 × 9 3/4 in. (139.1 × 226.1 × 24.8 cm)
Fan: 15 1/2 × 8 7/8 × 7/8 in. (39.4 × 22.5 × 2.2 cm)
Tunic and mask: 54 3/4 × 89 × 9 3/4 in. (139.1 × 226.1 × 24.8 cm)
Fan: 15 1/2 × 8 7/8 × 7/8 in. (39.4 × 22.5 × 2.2 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LinePartial gift of Curtis L. Scribner, MD, and partial purchase with funds from the Art Trust Fund Endowment
Object number2019.9/a-c
On View
Not on view
Object Rights Statement
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) makes images of its collection available online to support research and scholarship and to inform and educate the public. Certain works of art, as well as the photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the NCMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains with the applicant. To request images and/or permissions from the NCMA, please complete our online request form.
