CultureNafana, Kulango, or Degha peoples
Titles
- Bedu Mask
Datec. 1948–1962
PlaceCote d'Ivoire or Ghana
MediumPainted wood
Dimensions108 × 50 × 4 in. (274.3 × 127 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number62.2
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
On view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"African Art as Philosophy," Rice Institute for the Arts, September 27–January 19, 1975.
"A Modern Patronage: de Menil Gifts to American and European Museums," The Menil Collection, Houston, June 8–September 16, 2007.
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1945–1960
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1268
1900–1950
Cotton cloth, flannel, glass beads, raffia cloth, indigo dye, and cane (?)
97.341
