Mask: M ba Mkpere Style

1960

Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo

Nigerian, 1910-1987

Afikpo

Nigerian

Wood with raffia backing

18 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (45.7 x 11.4 x 14cm)

Gift of Simon Ottenberg, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2005.37

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Media

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.

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Lessons from the Institute of Empathy, Mar. 31, 2018 - ongoing.

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