id:			146927
accession number:	1972.329
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.329
updated:		2025-07-11 17:02:54.630000

Mask (Mukudj), c. 1935. Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Punu-style carver. Wood, kaolin, and paint; overall: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.329

title:				Mask (Mukudj)
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creation date:			c. 1935
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1940
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Punu-style carver
technique:	Wood, kaolin, and paint
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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measurements: Overall: 38.2 cm (15 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).

	title:		The Power of the Mask in Africa
	opening date:   1997-10-15T00:00:00
	<i>The Power of the Mask in Africa</i>. Kent State University Art Galleries, OH (October 15-November 5, 1997).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 216, repr.', 'opening_date': '1968-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 107, no. 35.', 'opening_date': '1973-03-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Kent, OH: Kent State University, School of Art Museum. "The  Power of the Mask in Africa" (10/15-11/14/97) (no catalogue)', 'opening_date': '2011-10-15T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Katherine White Reswick (Katherine C. White)
	date: ?–1973
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
	date: 1973–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. <em>African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 216.
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	Perrois, Louis, and Charlotte Grand-Dufay. 2008. <em>Punu</em>. Milan: 5 Continents, plate 29.
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