Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Ibibio Rams head mask for Ekbo Society, Nigeria
1969-04
African history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Original text on slide reads, "Ibibio Rams head mask for Ekbo Society. Ram wears idiong ring indicating wearers rank. Moveable Jaw. Matts on face part of aesthetic. 16 inches. Liverpool".
- Collection
- Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection
- Archival grouping
- Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection / Ibibio / Ibibio Oron
- Catalog date
- 1969-04
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Houlberg, Marilyn
- Format and extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (Color, 35 mm.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0996
Collection: Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection