Standing Couple

CultureYombe peoples

Date19th century

MediumWood with mirror eyes

DimensionsOverall: 11 7/8 × 5 × 3 1/4 inches (30.16 × 12.7 × 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.

Object number2013.42.9

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

DescriptionStanding joined pair of figures, the male has a hat, female with coiffure, both with inlaid mirror set eyesProvenance

Provenance

Dr. Léon Badoux (1937-2014), Mozet, France [1];

Purchased from Badoux by Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX 990132, 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 dealer Marc Leo Félix, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, February 13, 2023, NAMA curatorial files.

[2] Félix’s stock number is written on the underside of the object.

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