Headcrest Mask

Place CreatedNigeria, West Africa, Africa

CultureIgbo

Datelate 19th-late 20th Century

MediumWood, fiber, metal, pigment

Credit LineGift of William S. Arnett

Dimensions37 x 10 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (94 x 27.1 x 24.1 cm)

Object number1994.003.002

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), 27, number 58.

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

Status

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