Mask
Unidentified maker (Nigeria)
early 20th century
Wood and black paint
Overall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Morton D. May, Class of 1936
S.968.16
Geography
Place Made: Cross River region, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Morton D. May (1914-1983, Class of 1936); given to present collection, 1968.
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