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Ekpo mask, wood with white and black paint, three black stripes on each cheek
Ekpo mask, wood with white and black paint, three black stripes on each cheek
Object Number 976-31-50/11958
Display Title Ekpo mask, wood with white and black paint, three black stripes on each cheek
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mark, carved wood, helmet-shape, human, painted, perforated
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms Edo
Materials Wood, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 22 x 1.3 cm (13 x 8 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-31-50/11958
Provenance
Collector Philip Dark (1959)

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