The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mmuo Helmet Mask: Female

Mmuo Helmet Mask: Female

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Mmuo Helmet Mask: Female

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Nigeria
Culture:: Igbo peoples
Medium:: Wood, pigment
Dimensions:: H. 17 1/2 x W. 7 1/8 x D. 12 in. (44.5 x 18.1 x 30.5 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession Number:: 1979.206.26

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