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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

This artwork is not on display

  • Provenance

    [Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York, until 1955]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1955, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1956–1978

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