Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 318622
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, 16th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972 · Public domain
- Artist
- Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
- Date
- 16th century
- Medium
- Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides
- Dimensions
- H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 2 1/2 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, dated 16th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides. The museum attributes the work to Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists. The recorded dimensions are H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 2 1/2 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.