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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yam knife Mask (mmaji)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Yam knife Mask (mmaji)

Maker Afikpo Artist
Date1970-1971
PurchasedPort Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria, Africa
Made/manufacturedAfikpo, Cross River, Nigeria
MediumWood, paint, raffia
Dimensions23 x 6 x 7 in. (58.4 x 15.2 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineMuseum purchase, with funds provided from the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2015.10.13
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DescriptionMask with white and black paint; Face has white diamond shape, three tubes (red, white and black) projecting over the larger tubular mouth, A large blade attached to the forehead with black triangles on white ground. Raffia basketry on back.
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Afikpo Artist
1970-1971
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Iatmul people
20th century
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Zulu Artist
1950s
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Kete Artist
n.d.
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Bahinemo people
20th Century
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Ekpeye Artist
c. 1970
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Congolese Artist (Democratic Republic of Congo)
before 1953
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Abelam people
20th century
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Ekoi Artist
n.d.
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Sierra Leonean Artist
c. 1940