Artist
Unknown African
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
203M Sterling Galleries
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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Unknown African
1900–1950
Cotton cloth, flannel, glass beads, raffia cloth, indigo dye, and cane (?)
97.341
Unknown African
1865–1900
Wood, sacrificial matter, metal, nails, and animal hide
89.261
Unknown African
1945–1960
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1268
