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

Headcrest Mask

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureIgbo
Date20th Century
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions6 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (15.9 x 32.1 x 15.8 cm)
Object number1994.004.269
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), 28, number 61.
ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art
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