Mask
CultureLuntu
Date20th century
MediumRaffia, wood, feathers and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/2 × 14 × 10 inches (59.69 × 35.56 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marc Leo Felix
Object numberF96-33
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DescriptionThe body of this mask is made of loosely woven raffia fiber. A large ruff of raffia fiber is attached to the bottom of the mask. The eyes and mouth of the mask are small conical basketry constructions which project from the foundation material. The nose and horizontal crest on top of the mask are made from wood covered with black and white pigment. A vertical projection of black and white feathers extends vertically from the wooden crest on the top of the mask.ProvenanceEnglish art market, by 1994;
Acquired at auction in England by Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX 94166, by November 23, 1994-1996 [1];
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1996.
NOTES:
[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s gift, NAMA curatorial files. Félix’s stock number is written on the inside of the mask.
Newsletter (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, April 1997), 3, (repro.).
Joyce M. Youmans, “African Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,” African Arts 33, no. 4 (Winter 2000), 49, 52-53, (repro.).
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