Unknown African
Head

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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

Not on view

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Department

African Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceAlan Sawyer, Washington, D.C.; [Morton Lipkin/Robert Stolper Galleries, Amsterdam]; William W. Brill (1918–2003), New York, 1967–until d. 2003; by inheritance to his heirs, 2003–2006; [Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 2006, lot 76]; Myron Kunin (1928–2013), Minneapolis, 2006–until d. 2013; by inheritance to his heirs, 2013–2014; [Sotheby's, New York, November 11, 2014, lot 105]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
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.

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