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Hood Museum of Art
Object Number:
999.42.33929
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Uhunmwu-Ẹkuẹ
English designation
Pendant Mask
Category
Ceremonial Regalia
Provenance
Lathrop Fellows
Location
Hood Museum of Art Dartmouth 6 E Wheelock St, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Hood Museum of Art
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Last Updated: 2021-08-12
Language:
english
Object Number
object id
999.42.33929
Title
designation
,
object type
Hip Ornament Representing the Head of a Benin Court Official
Medium
material
Brass and iron
Dimensions
dimensions
Overall: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Object Name
object type
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Date
date made
attributed to the early 18th century
Maker
producer
Unidentified Edo maker
Place Made
production place
Africa, Western Africa, Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Purchased through gifts from the Lathrop Fellows
Period
1600-1800