Helmet Mask (Gogwum)

Danpeh Nigerian

1948

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Title: Helmet Mask (Gogwum)
Artist: Danpeh (Nigerian)
Date: 1948
Geography: Nigeria, Benue River Valley region
Culture: Montol peoples
Medium: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H. 29 5/16 x W. 10 1/2 x D. 10 1/2 in. (74.5 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of the William W. Brill Foundation, 1962
Object Number: 1978.412.460
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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