Artist
Unknown African
CultureKuyu peoples
Titles
- Head
Date19th century
Made inCongo
MediumWood
Dimensions10 1/2 × 5 × 5 1/2 in. (26.7 × 12.7 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2015.11
Non exposé
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryMusée de l'Homme, Paris, Arts de l'Union Française, 1953
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, extended loan, 1968-1976
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
inventory number "3000" painted in white on bottom reverse.
number "270" painted below and on reverse of base.
number "270" painted below and on reverse of base.
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