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Mask: Mkpe

Photo by Beth Mann

Mask: Mkpe

1953

Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo

Nigerian, 1910-1987

Mkpe - "Goat" mask

This mask is most commonly worn by musicians who don't act as horned animals, but sit and drum or sing in the chorus during Okumpka.
Wood with raffia backing
12 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (30.5 x 8.9 x 14cm)
Gift of Simon Ottenberg, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2005.40
Photo by Beth Mann
location
Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Media

For SAM'sMy 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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