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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Face Mask
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Face Mask

Artist Edo peoples (Nigerian)
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
ClassificationsAfrican art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2395
Terms
  • Face
  • Nigeria
  • Africa
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DescriptionMask made of wood and pigment. Made by the Bini Tribe of Nigeria.

Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Dogon peoples
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Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
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Edo peoples
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Suku peoples
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Punu peoples
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Marka peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Bamana peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Suku peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.
Edo peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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