Helmet Mask (ère egúngún)

Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Helmet Mask (ère egúngún), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 5 1/2 x 18 in. (14 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gerofsky, 75.191. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Helmet Mask (ère egúngún)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ekiti Region, Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 18 in. (14 x 45.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gerofsky

Accession Number

75.191

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