Mask

Mask

Public Domain

CultureEdo peoples
Titles
  • Mask
Date1900–1990
PlaceNigeria
MediumIvory
Dimensions4 × 3 inches (10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1307
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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