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Second Born

Object Details

Series
from an edition of 35, AP 9/11
Description
Digital collage image of a female figure with composite facial parts and a conical form atop her head, standing in a hilly environment with bare vegetal forms.
Provenance
Jerome L. and Ellen Stern, New York, -- to 2018
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Data Source
National Museum of African Art
Maker
Wangechi Mutu, born 1972, Kenya
Date
2013
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome L. and Ellen Stern
Medium
Gold, relief, digital collage, pigment on paper, gold
Dimensions
H x W: 92.1 × 108.7 cm (36 1/4 × 42 13/16 in.)
Type
Drawing and Collage
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