TITLE: Buffalo Head
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Igala Land
FUNCTION: It is used to detect any hidden theft action in the community
TITLE: Epa Figure
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ekiti Land
FUNCTION: Epa is an annual festival celebrated in Ekiti land by the princess. Epa comes in different sizes. It celebrates the joy of motherhood. It is own by women and carried by young ladies.
TITLE: Ikemta Mask
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ogoni Land
FUNCTION: A mask used for entertainment purpose in Ogoni community.
TITLE: Gelede Mask
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Yewa Land, Ogun State
FUNCTION: Yewa land in Ogun State is among the Yoruba speaking State in Nigeria. Yewa People in Ogun State were the main people that practice and celebrate Gelede festival. Gelede music is known as Bolojo.
TITLE: Gelede Mask
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ketou, Benin Repbulic
FUNCTION: Gelede is a comical masquerade. They are tale bearers. They are used to honour the womanhood. Gelede mask normally appears with female face, the bearer of the mask also dressed in woman attire. The purpose of the mask is to cover the identity of the bearer because Gelede is used to correct social vices. In order to avoid attack from the person mocked or exposed, the bearer covers her face with the mask. All Gelede mask do carries another figure on the top to signify the name or the title of the Gelede.
TITLE: Gelede Mask (Alagbon Obi)
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ijio, a border town in Oyo State
TITLE: Masquerade Mask
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Igbo Land
TITLE: Ibibio Face Mask
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ibibio
FUNCTION: In the olden days, artist serve as historian and journalist by recording whatever that is happening in the society down through their art work. This depicts the colonial era in Nigeria. The figure on top of the mask shows white man and woman.
TITLE: Gelede (Egbado)
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Yewa Land
FUNCTION: This is used to drive away evil forces from the society.
TITLE: Opo Ile
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ile-Ife
FUNCTION: It was purposely made to carry or support the house beam, especially the veranda area.
TITLE: Contemporary Centre Table
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ile-Ife
FUNCTION: It was carved by Prof Olonade Fakeye as a gift to former Vice Chancellor, Prof Roger Makanjuola who loaned MAO museum.
TITLE: Rafia Mask
MEDIUM: Wood
ORIGIN: Ile-Ife
FUNCTION: It was used by the Igbo to raid Ile-Ife during Moremi era.
TITLE: Cylindrical Pot
MEDIUM: Ceramic
ORIGIN: Department of Fine and Applied Art, OAU, Ile-Ife
FUNCTION: It is a contemporary ceramic art work plant flower.