Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ)

Edo

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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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Edo

Title

Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ)

Date

19th century

Geography

Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Medium

Copper alloy, iron

Classification

Accessory

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

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