H x W x D: 93 x 36.2 x 18.1 cm (36 5/8 x 14 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Exhibition History:
Sculpture of Black Africa: The Paul Tishman Collection, Virginia Museum, Richmond, August 31-November 1, 1970; City Art Museum of Saint Louis, August 20-October 17, 1971
Published References:
City Art Museum of Saint Louis. 1971. Sculpture of Black Africa: The Paul Tishman Collection. Special addendum (August 20-October 17). Saint Louis, p. 48, no. 58.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 1970. Sculpture of Black Africa: The Paul Tishman Collection. Special Addendum (August 31-November 1). Richmond, no. 82.
Hayden, 58
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