Face Mask

CultureOgoni peoples (probably)
Titles
  • Face Mask
Date1935–1965
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (15.6 × 11.4 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1496
Not on view

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

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Wood and kaolin
91.1531
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Wood, indigo and ochre pigment
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1850–1950
Wood with traces of kaolin
91.1475
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, metal, and red and black pigments
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1900–1925
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91.1481
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1850–1970
Wood
91.1506
Face Mask (Kplekple) (Goli society)
1850–1970
Wood and paint
91.1548
Miniature Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood
91.1509
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, iron (?), and kaolin
91.1537
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, leather, and glass
91.1536
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1528
Face Mask (N'domo Society)
1900–1950
Wood and paint
91.1485