Master of the Bron-Guro
Double-face Mask with Female Figure

Double-face Mask with Female Figure

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Double-face Mask with Female Figure
ArtistIvoirian, active early 20th century
CultureGuro peoples
Titles
  • Double-face Mask with Female Figure
Datec. 1932
Made inIvory Coast
MediumWood, brass
Dimensions30 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 4 in. (78.1 × 18.4 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2015.10
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceViwoua (or Uwoua) Village, Ivory Coast; collected by unknown individual, 1932; collection of Mrs. Rampini, 1932; by inheritance to her heirs; [Alain de Monbrison, Paris, by 1997]; Myron Kunin (1928-2013), Minneapolis, October 14, 1997–2013; [Sotheby's, New York, Sale N09225, "In Pursuit of Beauty: The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art," 11 November 2014, Lot 41]; MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition HistoryMusée Municipal du Château Saint-Jean, Nogent-le-Rotrou, "Arts premiers de Côte d'Ivoire," January 10 - March 2, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
old label on the reverse, inscribed in ink: "A 2 / Vitr. masque Initiation GOURO Uwoua 1932".

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