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Sha or Kulere, Nigeria, Mask, Late 19th century, 2000.319
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Sha or Kulere
Nigeria
Mask, Late 19th century
Wood and rubber with traces of Abrus precatorious seeds
H. 64.8 cm (25 1/2 in.)
Gift of Richard Faletti, the Faletti Family Collection, 2000.319
This strikingly abstract mask is from the Benue River valley of Nigeria’s Central region and was probably made by a Sha or Kulere artist. The mask was once covered with bright red Abrus seeds that were held in place by a mastic of natural rubber; the mask’s pocked surface shows the remains of
Nigeria
Mask, Late 19th century
Wood and rubber with traces of Abrus precatorious seeds
H. 64.8 cm (25 1/2 in.)
Gift of Richard Faletti, the Faletti Family Collection, 2000.319
This strikingly abstract mask is from the Benue River valley of Nigeria’s Central region and was probably made by a Sha or Kulere artist. The mask was once covered with bright red Abrus seeds that were held in place by a mastic of natural rubber; the mask’s pocked surface shows the remains of
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