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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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

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