Helmet Mask with Equestrian Figure, Epa masquerade

CultureYoruba peoples, Ekiti group
Titles
  • Helmet Mask with Equestrian Figure, Epa masquerade
Date1900–1950
PlaceNigeria
MediumWood and paint
Dimensions49 5/8 × 12 × 13 1/2 in. (126.1 × 30.5 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association
Object number95.142
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
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Department
African Art
ProvenanceDr. Milton D. Ratner (c. 1918–1991), Chicago, by 1991; by inheritance to his heirs, The Milton D. Ratner Family Collection, Chicago, 1991–1992; [Sotheby's, London, June 24, 1992, lot 134, bought in]; [Ratner Gallery, Chicago, 1992–1995]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
Exhibited in "African-American Advisory Association (Five-A)" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 2 to April 7, 2003.

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