id:			144677
accession number:	1969.3
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.3
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:24.548000

Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän), early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Guinea, possibly Landuma-style carver. Wood and natural fibers; overall: 76.2 cm (30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1969.3

title:				Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän)
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creation date:			early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1935
creation date latest:		1945
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Guinea, possibly Landuma-style carver
technique:	Wood and natural fibers
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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measurements: Overall: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 45, repr.', 'opening_date': '1968-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA 1970: "Year in Review 1969," CMA Bulletin LVII Jan., 1970), p. 47, no. 127, repr. p. 38.', 'opening_date': '1970-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Katherine White Reswick
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Petridis, Constantijn. <em>South of the Sahara: selected works of African art. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2003.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. 5, p. 40 - 41
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	Robbins, Warren M. <em>African Art in American Collections = L'art Africain Dans Les Collections Americaines.</em> New York: F.A. Praeger, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 71, no. 50
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	Robbins, Warren M. <em>African sculpture.</em> Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub, 2005.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 71, no. 50
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	Curtis, Marie Yvonne. <em>Baga.</em> Milan, Italy : 5 Continents Editions, 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 91, pl. 25; mentioned: pp. 46, 125
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