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ClassificationsAfrican Art

Ekpo Society Mask with Hinged Jaw

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa

CultureIbibio

Date20th Century

MediumWood, fiber, pigment

Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett

Dimensions5 x 16 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. (12.7 x 42.8 x 23.9 cm)

Object number1994.004.226

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), 67, number 155.

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

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