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Mask: Mkpe

Date1953
Maker Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo Nigerian, 1910 - 1987
Object number2005.39
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Lessons from the Institute of Empathy, Mar. 31, 2018 - ongoing.
Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions14 x 5 x 5in. (35.6 x 12.7 x 12.7cm)
MediumWood with raffia backing
Photo by Beth Mann
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1953
Object number: 2005.40
Mask: Nnade Okumkpa (Junior Leader's Mask)
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1960
Object number: 2005.43
Photo: Paul Macapia
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1953
Object number: 2005.32
Photo: Paul Macapia
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1953
Object number: 2005.33
Photo by Beth Mann
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1959-1960
Object number: 2005.34
Mask: Igri
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1953
Object number: 2005.35
Mask: Igri, Edda Style
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1960
Object number: 2005.36
Mask: M ba Mkpere Style
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1960
Object number: 2005.37
Mask: Mba Mkpere Style
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1960
Object number: 2005.38
Photo: Beth Mann
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1952-53
Object number: 2005.41
Mask: Nne Mgbo
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1953
Object number: 2005.44