Artist
Romuald HazouméBeninese, born 1962
CultureBeninese
Titles
- Borloro (Mask)
Date1996
MediumFound plastic container, metal bell and wire, shells, and synthetic hair
Dimensions13 3/4 × 11 × 7 in. (34.9 × 27.9 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jean Pigozzi
Object number2005.165
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 3 February - 5 May, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Unknown African
1925–1950
Plant fiber, plastic discs, mussel shells, cowry shells, hornbill skull, and cotton cloth
90.501
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1935–1962
Wood, shells, hair, tusks, clay, plant fiber, and paint
62.33
Unknown African
1890–1950
Wood, cowrie shells, fur, hair, nails, brass tacks
73.91
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
Unknown African
1880–1930
Wood, cowry shells, plant fiber, horn, and iron
91.1437
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
89.258
Unknown African
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
Unknown African
1940–1960
Black-and-white Colobus monkey fur, fiber, and cowrie shells
2011.237
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1870–1900
Wood, cowrie shells, and pigment
2011.1028
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, shells, wool, resin, and cotton twine
2001.1157