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Head-piece/Mask

Not on view
Carved wooden head sculpture with ochre-painted face, decorated with two large spiral coils and a curved animal-head form rising from the top, mounted on a black rectangular base
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Head-piece/Mask
Culture
Ekoi peoples
Place Made
Africa, Nigeria or Western Cameroon
Medium
Wood, covered by animal skin, painted
Dimensions
Stand: 23 3/4 x 18 x 15 3/4 in. (60.33 x 45.72 x 40.01 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Don and Corinne Whitaker
Accession Number
M.79.171.5
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
African Art