Diadem
Original Language TitleN'kaka
CultureTabwa
Date20th century
MediumCloth, animal skin, glass beads and feathers
DimensionsOverall: 16 × 16 inches (40.64 × 40.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.53
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DescriptionHeadband diadem with beaded design of a face at headband, festooned with a crown of feathers, with a chin strap of animal skinProvenanceJean Willy Mestach (1926-2014), Brussels, Belgium, after 1950 [1];
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX97535, by November 13, 1997-January 30, 1998 [2];
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, January 30, 1998-2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files. Raoul Lehuard, in “la collection Mestach,” Arts d’Afrique Noire, no. 4 (1972), p. 5, writes that Mestach began collecting in 1950.
[2] Félix’s stock number is written on the inside of the object.
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