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Dance headpiece

Igbo or Urhobo or Isoko, 1900-1932

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Dance headpiece

Igbo or Urhobo or Isoko, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, polychrome, reeds, cloth, kaolin, 29 in. (73.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of A. Harvey and Phyllis K. Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number 1984.270
A seated male figure surmounted by a feline

Culture

Igbo

2000–2000

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Culture

Urhobo

2000–2000

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Culture

Isoko

2000–2000

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