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African Art
Cultural Object
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Face Mask with Hinged Jaw

early to mid-20th century

Wood

7 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (19.69 × 16.51 × 11.43 cm)
Gift of Charles D. Miller III, B.A. 1974
2011.38.5
Geography: 
Made in Nigeria
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Ogoni
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Masks
Provenance: 

Gift of Charles D. Miller III to Yale University Art Gallery in 2011

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2011.pdf (accessed March 1, 2012).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.