Unknown African
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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