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TEKE (TSAYE) ARTIST

Mask

Year Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th-early 20th century
Medium Wood, pigment
Dimensions 29.8 x 26.4 x 7.6 cm 11 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 3 in.
CONTACT THE AFRICAN ART DEPARTMENT

Provenance

Ex collection Bernard and Bertrand Bottet, Nice, France
Christie's Paris. 15 June 2002, lot 243
Ex Lance Entwistle, London
Ex private collection, New York, 2002-2025
Exhibitions / Fairs
Treasures. National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 17 November 2004-15 August 2005
The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts. LACMA, Los Angeles. 26 February-9 July 2017

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