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Mask, c. 1920s. Wood, pigment, plant fiber, and metal, Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.). Gift of Katherine C. White, 1975.160. Copyrighted.

Mask

c. 1920s

Maker Unknown

African Art

Mask, c. 1920s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio-style maker. Wood, pigment, plant fiber, and metal; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.160
Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Mask
Formatted Medium
Wood, pigment, plant fiber, and metal
Medium
wood, pigment, plant, fiber, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)
Departments
African Art
Accession Number
1975.160
Credit Line
Gift of Katherine C. White
Exhibitions
CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 159, repr.<br>CMA 1976: "Year in Review 1975," CMA Bulletin LXIII (Feb., 1976), p. 66, no. 31, repr.p. 64.<br>CMA 1986: Possessors of Power; African Masks and Sculpture, January 28-March 23, 1986; also at The Beachwood Museum, April 2-30, 1986.
Rights Statement
Copyrighted

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