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Mask

CultureSuku
MediumWood, pigments, fiber raffia
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 17 × 20 inches (49.53 × 43.18 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin
Object number2013.47.58
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Not on view
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Provenance

With Pierre Dartevelle (b. 1940), Brussels, Belgium [1];

Purchased from Dartevelle by Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, no. FX93283, by July 1993 [2];

Purchased from Félix by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, Kansas City, MO, no. 103, August 29, 1993;

By descent to their son, Ed Tranin, Leawood, KS, and their daughter, Laura Tranin, Seattle, WA, by 2013;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

NOTES:

[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, February 13, 2023, NAMA curatorial files.

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