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ClassificationsAfrican Art

Mgbedike Helmet Mask

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa

CultureIgbo, northern

Date19th-late 20th Century

MediumWood, metal, fabric, rope, pigment

Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett

Dimensions25 1/4 x 11 7/16 x 13 in. (64.1 x 29 x 33 cm)

Object number1994.004.239

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
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), 23, number 47.

ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.

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