H x W x D: 60.8 x 52.5 x 41.2 cm (23 15/16 x 20 11/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Sudan
Date:
1973
Label Text:
Nour's "Horned Gate" was inspired by animal horn shapes such as those found on long-horned cattle which Sudanese groups traditionally raise.
Description:
Cast bronze rectangular block with a peaked back, four horns extending vertically and sides pierced by an arch.
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Richman, New York, -- to 1995
Exhibition History:
Pavilion: A New Look, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 9, 2019–ongoing
Journeys and Destinations, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 31-November 30, 2003
Published References:
Hornbeck, Stephanie E. 2009. "A Conservation Conundrum: Ephemeral Art at the National Museum of African Art." African Arts 42 (3), p. 58, no. 11a-b.
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