Mask
CulturePende
Daten.d.
MediumWood, textile, raffia
DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 11 inches (40.01 × 19.05 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.2
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DescriptionDistortion mask with white right side and black left side distinct features, downcast slit eyelids, pointed chin, upturned nose, with headdressProvenanceWith Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX97464, by July 17-October 2, 1997 [1];
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, October 2, 1997-2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to dealer Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files, Félix purchased this object from an African runner. Félix's label is on the inside of the mask.
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