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Water Spirit Mask

20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueWood, kaolin, camwood powder and nails
Dimensions13.3 x 45.1 x 26.7 cm (5 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.299
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceAugust, 1990, acquired in Nigeria and purchased by Charles Davis, Davis Gallery, New Orleans; October, 1990, gift of Davis to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
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