ClassificationsAfrican Art
Trophy Head Crest Mask
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureIgbo, northern
Date19th-20th Century
MediumWood, pigment
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions9 3/4 x 33 x 9 in. (24.8 x 83.8 x 22.9 cm)
Object number1994.004.639
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, 1978Art 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), 27, number 57.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.
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