Mask

Mask

Public Domain

CultureOgoni peoples
Titles
  • Mask
Date1868–1933
PlaceNigeria
MediumWood with traces of Kaolin pigment with details
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 6 × 4 3/4 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Barbara Hill
Object number84.222
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceBarbara Hill, Houston; given to MFAH, 1984.

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