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
On view
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Department
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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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1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
1865–1935
Wood, kaolin, paint, wire, cotton string, and trade cloth
90.401
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
