Ekpo mask, wood with brown paint and rectangular holes under eyes. White paint

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Object Number 976-31-50/11957

Display Title Ekpo mask, wood with brown paint and rectangular holes under eyes. White paint

Descriptions

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human, molded, incised, perforated, painted, metal nail

Classification

Mask
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Date 20th century

Culture

Benin
Bini

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Nigeria

Additional Geographic Terms Benin City and outlying region

Materials Wood, Metal, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 32 x 18 x 19.5 cm (12 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 976-31-50/11957

Provenance

Collector Philip Dark (1959)

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