Face Mask

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Face Mask
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CultureIgbo peoples
Titles
  • Face Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, kaolin, and black pigment
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 7 3/4 × 4 in. (22.9 × 19.7 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1543
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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.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED "Looking at Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 15 - Dec. 29, 1991. See Exhibit Master file for more information (excode = LOOKING AT SCULPTURE).

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