Sogoni Koun (Headdress)

CultureBamana peoples
Titles
  • Sogoni Koun (Headdress)
Datec. early 20th century
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 25 13/16 × 4 3/8 × 6 in. (65.5 × 11.2 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in memory of Clytie Allen
Object number2020.496
Not on view

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Department
African Art
ProvenanceCollected by Henri Kamer (d. 1992), Markala, Ségou region, 1958; [Henri Kamer and Hélene Kamer, New York, 1958–1961]; purchased by James Logan, Maywood IL, 1961; Everett McNear (1904–1984) and Ann Katherine McNear (1902–1994), Chicago, by 1984–1994; by inheritance, McNear heirs, 1994–2000; [Davis Gallery, New Orleans, 2000]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, October, 2000; given to MFAH, 2020.
Exhibition History"Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali," Museum for African Art, New York, September 19, 2001–July 28, 2002; Milwaukee Art Museum, February 28–May 11, 2003.

"Senufo: Art and Identity in West Africa," Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, February 22–May 31, 2015; Saint Louis Art Museum, June 28–September 27, 2015; Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France, November 28, 2015–March 6, 2016.

Exhibited as loan, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004–2014 and 2016–2020, when given.


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