Mask
97-18-8
From: Nigeria
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 97-18-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Yoruba |
| Provenience | Nigeria |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Woman | Child |
| Description | Carved wood in the style of a Yoruba Epa mask. Seated female figure holding a child, supported by four smaller figures which rest on the head of a large helmet type mask having large facial features. Painted a dark brown. Crudely carved. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997 |
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