The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mask: Female (Mmuo)

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Mask: Female (Mmuo)

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Nigeria
Culture:: Igbo peoples, Isu-Ama group
Medium:: Wood, kaolin, pigments
Dimensions:: H. 9 5/16 x W. 5 3/4 x D. 4 1/4 in. (23.7 x 14.6 x 10.8 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1971 A. Rockefeller Gift, 1970
Accession Number:: 1978.412.640

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 352

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