H x W x D: 28.5 x 16.5 x 10 cm (11 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
Mid 20th century
Description:
Wooden face mask with large bulging slit coffee bean eyes. Red paint on cheeks, eyelids and under eyebrows, and white paint on teeth, eyebrows and hat. Hat is cylindrical with ornament on front of a disk topped by an inverted crescent.
Provenance:
Patricia Kluge, Charlottesville, Virginia
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