Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ)
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Caption
Edo. Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ), 19th century. Copper alloy, iron, 7 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (19.7 × 11 × 4.5 cm) . Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dorothy Robbins, 1993.180.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1993.180.15_transp5318.jpg)
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Title
Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ)
Date
19th century
Geography
Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Medium
Copper alloy, iron
Classification
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (19.7 × 11 × 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dorothy Robbins
Accession Number
1993.180.15
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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