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A carved white mask with a dark, spiked top crest. It features cut-out eyes, dark full lips, and dark block-like markings forming a vertical line on the forehead and horizontal rows beside protruding ears.
Female face mask
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Female face mask

Maker Idoma Artist
Date20th century
Place of originNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, pigment
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by museum visitors
Object number2001.19
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