Object Details
- Description
- Large, flat wood oval, solid semicircle, cut out leaving diamond in horns effect. Traces of earth, seeds, possibly a millet mixture.
- Provenance
- Paul and Ruth Tishman, New York, before 1967
- Exhibition History
- Sculpture of Black Africa: The Paul Tishman Collection, Virginia Museum, Richmond, August 31-November 1, 1970; City Art Museum of Saint Louis, August 20-October 17, 1971
- Masterpieces of African Art: Tishman Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Spring-Summer 1967
- Arts Meconnus de l'Afrique Noire: Collection de Paul Tishman, Musee de l'Homme, Paris, 1966
- Published References
- Arts connus et arts méconnus de l'Afrique noire, Collection Paul Tishman. 1966. Paris: Musee de l'Homme, no. 135.
- City Art Museum of Saint Louis. 1971. Sculpture of Black Africa: The Paul Tishman Collection. Special addendum (August 20-October 17). Saint Louis, no. 56.
- Muze'on Yisra'el. 1967. Masterpieces of African Art: Tishman Collection. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, no. 6.
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 1970. Sculpture of Black Africa: The Paul Tishman Collection. Special Addendum (August 31-November 1). Richmond, no. 79.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Loma artist
- Date
- Early to mid-20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
- Medium
- Wood, metal, excrustation
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 95 x 66 x 11.8 cm (37 3/8 x 26 x 4 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Mask
