Ekpo Face Mask with Two Horns and Birds

Edo

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Caption

Edo. Ekpo Face Mask with Two Horns and Birds, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, glass mirror, metal, 13 x 6 1/4 x 4 in. (33.0 x 15.8 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman, 78.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.78.178.3_front.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Edo

Title

Ekpo Face Mask with Two Horns and Birds

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Benin, Edo State, Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment, glass mirror, metal

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

13 x 6 1/4 x 4 in. (33.0 x 15.8 x 10.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman

Accession Number

78.178.3

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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