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Mask: Mkpe

Date1953
Maker Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo Nigerian, 1910 - 1987
Label TextMkpe - "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.
Object number2005.40
Photo CreditPhoto by Beth Mann
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
Dimensions12 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (30.5 x 8.9 x 14cm)
MediumWood with raffia backing
Mask: Mkpe
Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1953
Object number: 2005.39
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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
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Chukwu Okoro, Mgbom village, Afikpo
1953
Object number: 2005.44