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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Helmet Mask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art

Helmet Mask

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureIbibio
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions18 7/8 x 14 x 14 9/16 in. (47.9 x 35.5 x 37 cm)
Object number1999.003.011
Exhibition HistoryThree Rivers of Nigeria: Art of the Lower Niger, Cross, and Benue from the Collection of William and Robert Arnett, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978
Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
Published ReferencesMarcilene K. Wittmer and William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria: Art of the Lower Niger, Cross and Benue (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1978), 55, number 129.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art
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19th-20th Century
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late 19th-early 20th Century
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20th Century
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mid 20th Century
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mid 20th Century
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early 20th Century
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late 19th-early 20th Century
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late 19th-late 20th Century
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19th-20th Century