Unknown African
Miniature Face Mask

Miniature Face Mask

Public Domain

Artist
CultureEket
Titles
  • Miniature Face Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceNigeria
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 4 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (12.7 × 10.8 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1509
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.

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