id:			146775
accession number:	1972.2
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.2
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:31.640000

Mask (Kifwebe), c. 1930s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye-style maker. Wood and paint; overall: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1972.2

title:				Mask (Kifwebe)
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creation date:			c. 1930s
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1939
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye-style maker
technique:	Wood and paint
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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measurements: Overall: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Georges Vidal, Cannes, France
	date: acquired in 1960 or 1961
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			* <div><!--block-->"J'ai trouvé ce masque Basongue dans la region da Cabinda. Kasaï Oriental. Ex Congo Belge des les années 1960, 1961." Letter June 25, 1972 from Georges Vidal to Herbert Baker.</div>
			
			
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	Herbert Baker, Chicago, IL
	date: until 1972
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			* <div><!--block-->Owned by at least 1971; see CMA historical object number dated to that year</div>
			
			
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by purchase
	date: 1972–
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