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Mask: Okpesu Umuruma

Photo by Beth Mann

Mask: Okpesu Umuruma

1953

Wood with raffia backing
16 1/2 x 5 x 5in. (41.9 x 12.7 x 12.7cm)
Gift of Simon Ottenberg, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2005.47
Photo by Beth Mann
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Not currently on view

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For SAM's My Favorite Things series in 2015, Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh discusses SAM's collection of Chukwu Okoro masks and his Igbo heritage.

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