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

Janus Helmet Mask

Place CreatedIkom, Nigeria, Africa
CultureMbube
Datemid 20th Century
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions12 x 24 13/16 x 9 15/16 in. (30.5 x 63 x 25.2 cm)
Object number1994.004.399
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), 77, number 183.
Keith Nicklin and Jill Salmons, "Cross River Art Styles," African Arts 18 (November 1984), 36.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art
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