Mask

CultureDan peoples

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 8 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/2 inches (20.32 × 10.8 × 3.81 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin

Object number2013.47.11

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Provenance

Jacqueline Blank (1913-2002), Des Moines, IA [1];

Dorothy Schramm (1909-2006), Burlington, IA;

Keith Achepohl (1934-2018), Iowa City, IA, by August 1984;

Purchased from Achepohl by Alexander Gallery, St. Louis, MO, no. 9518, August 1984-March 1986;

Purchased from Alexander Gallery by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, Kansas City, MO, no. 187, March 3, 1986;

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] Provenance from Blank to Achepohl is according to the Alexander Gallery inventory cards, with thanks to Laura Rogers for her assistance with this research.

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