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Mask

Mask

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Artist
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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Mask (Bwame society)
Unknown African
Mask (Bwame society)
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
Society Mask
Unknown African
Society Mask
1850–1950
Wood with traces of kaolin
91.1475
Mask of a Leopard
Unknown African
Mask of a Leopard
1900–1950
Wood, traces of kaolin paint
91.1445
Mask
Unknown African
Mask
1868–1933
Wood with traces of camwood powder
84.223
Face Mask
Unknown African
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, iron (?), and kaolin
91.1537
Face Mask
Unknown African
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1528
Face Mask
Unknown African
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1531
Face Mask of an Antelope (Walu)
Unknown African
Face Mask of an Antelope (Walu)
1850–1970
Wood, paint (kaolin), and metal
91.1534
Face Mask of a Good or Beautiful Spirit (okorosia masquerade)
Unknown African
Face Mask of a Good or Beautiful Spirit (okorosia masquerade)
1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
Headdress or Lid
Unknown African
Headdress or Lid
1868–1933
Wood, glass beads, tin, string, and traces of paint
75.353
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
900–1100 AD
Gold with traces of mercurial oxide and other deposits
80.119
Agbogho Mmwo (Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask)
Unknown African
Agbogho Mmwo (Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask)
1865–1935
Wood, kaolin, paint, wire, cotton string, and trade cloth
90.401
Unknown African