The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mask: Female with Goiter

Mask: Female with Goiter

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Mask: Female with Goiter

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Nigeria, Benue River Valley region
Culture:: Okpoto peoples, Idoma group
Medium:: Wood, pigment
Dimensions:: H.14 7/8 x W. 9 3/8 x D. 5 1/4 in. (37.8 x 23.8 x 13.3 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Hammer in memory of Mr. Paul R. Stokes, 1987
Accession Number:: 1987.448.1

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