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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Suah Buah (Large Dance Mask)
Work_PrefTitle
Suah Buah (Large Dance Mask)
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Mask, with duck-like bill or mouth pointed down, from left side
Image_Title
Mask, with duck-like bill or mouth pointed down, from left side
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Mambila sculptor)
Agent_Display
unknown (Mambila sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Location
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Location Note:
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From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Work_LocationNotes
From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Location Note
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Date:
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19th-20th centuries (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
19th-20th centuries (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Mambila; Nigerian; West African (general)
Work_Culture
Mambila; Nigerian; West African (general)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Mambila
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mambila
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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ceremonial mask
Work_Worktype1
ceremonial mask
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype2
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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pigment; blackened wood
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment; blackened wood
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
Technique
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Subjects:
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abstraction; animal; dance; ceremony; zoomorphic; ritual
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
abstraction; animal; dance; ceremony; zoomorphic; ritual
Subjects
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Description:
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The Mambila speaking people of Nigeria live on the Mambilla plateau with a small population also in Camaroon. The Suah Buah zoomorphic masks are worn on the top of the head and are carved for use in initiation. Most of these are characterized by red ocher paint that is applied, along with white chalk on a soot blackened background. They are characterized by backward curving horns and open duck-like bills. (Source: Art and Life in Africa (University of Iowa) [website]; https://africa.uima. uiowa.edu/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Mambila speaking people of Nigeria live on the Mambilla plateau with a small population also in Camaroon. The Suah Buah zoomorphic masks are worn on the top of the head and are carved for use in initiation. Most of these are characterized by red ocher paint that is applied, along with white chalk on a soot blackened background. They are characterized by backward curving horns and open duck-like bills. (Source: Art and Life in Africa (University of Iowa) [website]; https://africa.uima. uiowa.edu/)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-SD D-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-SD D-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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