Idem Ikwo of the Ekpe Society
Artist
Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa
and workshop (Efik, Nigerian, born 1973, Calabar)
Date2022
Associated withAfrica
MediumNylon cord, dyed raffia, cardboard, cloth, polyester, sequin trim, rubber cement, caning, foam, glue, dyed feathers, wood, and ostrich feathers
Dimensionsbase: 40 × 24 in. (101.6 × 61 cm)
height, width, and depth (mounted costume): 70 × 40 × 52 in. (177.8 × 101.6 × 132.1 cm)
See component listing for individual part dimensions.
height, width, and depth (mounted costume): 70 × 40 × 52 in. (177.8 × 101.6 × 132.1 cm)
See component listing for individual part dimensions.
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment for Educational Exhibitions
Object number2023.3.1a-h
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceCreated in Calabar, Nigeria by commission for the exhibition "New Masks Now: Artists Innovating Masquerade in Contemporary West Africa," July 2022
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