Artist
Unknown African
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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Unknown African
1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
Unknown African
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
Unknown African
1865–1935
Wood, kaolin, paint, wire, cotton string, and trade cloth
90.401
Unknown African
1925–1950
Raffia, cane, other plant fibers, feathers, paint, and twine
91.1923
Unknown African
1940–1960
Plant fiber, chicken and great blue turaco feathers, and paint
92.445
Unknown African
c. 1900
Raffia, cotton cloth, cowry shells, and glass beads
2022.110
Unknown African
1865–1900
Wood, sacrificial matter, metal, nails, and animal hide
89.261