Mask, pwevo
Year
Angola, late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Wood, fiber, beads
Dimensions
Height: 31.2 cm; 12 1/4 in.
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Provenance
Collected by Maurice Matton in Kinda, Kamina territory, South Shaba 1939;
Collection of Annie and Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels;
de Quay/Lombrail, Paris, Collection A. et J.-P. Jernander, 26 June 1996;
Collection of Michael Oliver, New York;
Sotheby's, New York. African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art. 15 May 2015, lot 114;
Private collection, New York.Exhibitions / Fairs
Die Kunst von Schwarz-Afrika, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. 31 October 1970-17 January 1971.
Oerkunsten van zwart Afrika/Arts Premiers d'Afrique Noire. Crédit Communal de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium. 5 March-17 April 1977.
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