Mask
CultureLuntu
Date1900-1925
MediumFiber, wickerwork, feathers, textile, and kaolin
DimensionsOverall: 22 × 11 × 11 inches (55.88 × 27.94 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.13
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DescriptionWoven fiber mask with open round holes for eyes, defined linear eyebrows and mouth, coiffure of feathers, large, fiber beardProvenanceA missionary collection [1];
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX 990198, by March 20-June 25, 1999 [2];
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, June 25, 1999-2013;
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. The identity of this missionary collection is currently unknown.
[2] A hanging tag with Félix’s stock number is attached to the back of the object.
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