id:			146930
accession number:	1972.331
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.331
updated:		2025-02-26 19:31:12.652000

Face Mask, possibly early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan-style maker. Wood, metal, leather, and organic materials; overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.331

title:				Face Mask
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creation date:			possibly early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1925
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
copyright:			

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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan-style maker
technique:	Wood, metal, leather, and organic materials
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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measurements: Overall: 22.9 cm (9 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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 55, repr.', 'opening_date': '1968-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 107, no. 37', 'opening_date': '1973-03-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Katherine White Reswick
	date: ?–1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
	date: 1972–
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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. 55.
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	Smith, Fred T., Judith Perani, Joseph L. Underwood, and Martha J. Ehrlich. The Visual Arts of Africa : Gender, Power, and Life Cycle Rituals. Second edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 100-101, no. 4.12
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IMAGES

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