Mask

Okpoto artist

19th–20th century

Not on view

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Title: Mask
Artist: Okpoto artist
Date: 19th–20th century
Geography: Nigeria, Benue River Valley region
Culture: Okpoto peoples
Medium: Wood, metal, pigment
Dimensions: H. 9 7/8 x W. 7 1/4 in. (25.1 x 18.4 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1981
Object Number: 1981.398.2
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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