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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
Date20th Century
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions2 15/16 x 8 11/16 x 2 9/16 in. (7.5 x 22 x 6.5 cm)
Object number1994.004.638 A/B
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
Art 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), 26, number 56.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art