Mirror Item Number: 3326/45 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mirror-like object with a flat disk-shaped reflective surface and a decorative bronze handle. The handle depicts a seated male, hands on knees, smoking a pipe. He wears a headdress, chest is wrapped in an X-shaped harness(?), and his genitalia is exposed. His cheeks are marked with three lines. The iron(?) disk has a hammered decoration around the edge, creating an eight point asterisk design.
History Of Use
The collector notes say "several of these disks would be used to reflect light on the chief".
Narrative
Assumed to have been collected by Lieber while he was living in Nigeria (1965-1970), lecturing at the University of Ibadan under the auspices of CIDA.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria
- Collected between 1965 and 1970
- Owned by Jack Lieber before 2015
- Owned by Iris Lieber before June 18, 2018
- Received from Iris Lieber (Donor) on June 18, 2018
What
- Name
- Mirror
- Identification Number
- 3326/45
- Type of Item
- mirror
- Material
- bronze metal and iron metal ?
- Overall
- height 34.5 cm, width 16.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Jack Lieber and Iris Lieber
- Received from
- Iris Lieber (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria
When
- Collection Date
- between 1965 and 1970
- Ownership Date
- before 2015 and before June 18, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on June 18, 2018
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3326/0045