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Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Edo
MEDIUM Copper alloy
DATES 19th century
DIMENSIONS 4 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (12.5 × 7.5 cm)  (show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS "23.280" and "Benin" in red on inside
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 23.280
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1923, Purchased with funds given by Frederic B. Pratt and Frank L. Babbott
PROVENANCE Prior to 1923, provenance not yet documented; by 1923, acquired by Eva Cutter (Mrs. W. D. Webster) of London, United Kingdom; October 31, 1923, purchased in London from Eva Cutter by Stewart Culin for the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Pendant mask with prominent oval eyes, full mouth, and six keloids across forehead. Stylized beard edged with openwork loops extending around lower half of mask. Headdress of latticework.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Edo. Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ), 19th century. Copper alloy, 4 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (12.5 × 7.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1923, Purchased with funds given by Frederic B. Pratt and Frank L. Babbott, 23.280. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.280_acetate_bw.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 23.280_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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Edo. <em>Pendant Mask (Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ)</em>, 19th century. Copper alloy, 4 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (12.5 × 7.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1923, Purchased with funds given by Frederic B. Pratt and Frank L. Babbott, 23.280. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.280_acetate_bw.jpg)