Artist
Unknown African
CultureIgbo peoples
Titles
- Face Mask of a Good or Beautiful Spirit (okorosia masquerade)
Date1900–1925
PlaceNigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
MediumWood, kaolin, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. (23.5 × 15.6 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1481
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houson, December 12, 1980 - February 22, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, no. 74 (on file).
EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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Unknown African
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
Unknown African
1865–1935
Wood, kaolin, paint, wire, cotton string, and trade cloth
90.401
