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Untitled (Two Agbogho Mmuo Masks)
Untitled (Two Agbogho Mmuo Masks)

Untitled (Two Agbogho Mmuo Masks)

Artist Israel Ala Nigerian, 1924–1979
Date1966
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 16 × 12 × 3/4 in. (40.6 × 30.5 × 1.9 cm)
height, width, and depth (framed): 18 1/8 × 14 1/8 × 2 in. (46 × 35.9 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Carey and Delia Dubois
Object number2026.7.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated by artist, 1966; purchased by donor's parents, Rome and Rosemarie Kubik, Jr. in Lagos, Nigeria, late 1960s; Delia Dubois, Fernandina Beach, FL, given to NCMA, 2026. Object Rights Statement

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