Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley September 17, 2011

'Central Nigeria Unmasked' is the first major international exhibition to present a comprehensive view of the arts produced in the Benue River Valley region. On display are approximately 150 objects including full-bodied maternal images, sleek columnar statues, helmet masks adorned with naturalistic human faces, horizontal masks designed as stylized animal-human fusions, imaginatively anthropomorphized ceramic vessels and elaborate regalia forged in iron and cast in copper alloys.