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Mask

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Nigeria, Benue River Valley region
Culture:: Okpoto peoples, Idoma group
Medium:: Wood, metal, pigment
Dimensions:: H. 9 7/8 x W. 7 1/4 in. (25.1 x 18.4 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of the Kronos Collections, 1981
Accession Number:: 1981.398.2

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