H x W x D: 33 x 20.6 x 17.8 cm (13 x 8 1/8 x 7 in.)
Type:
Mask
Provenance:
Unknown maker; unknown custodian(s); left Gabon at unknown date; Mr. Paul [1900-1966] and Mrs. Ruth Worms Tishman [1905-1999], 1967; gifted to Walt Disney World Co., 1984; gifted to National Museum of African Art, 2005.
- CAM 4-1-25
Exhibition History:
Sculptures of Black Africa - Selections from the Paul & Ruth Tishman Collection, Guild Hall, East Hampton, N.Y., July 20 - August 11, 1974 (no. 116).
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