id: 148171
accession number: 1975.168.1
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.168.1
updated: 2023-12-07 06:05:17.428000
Mask, c. 1945–1950. Duga of Mẹkọ (Nigerian, Yorùbá peoples, 1880–1960). Wood and paint; overall: 77.7 cm (30 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.168.1
title: Mask
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creation date: c. 1945–1950
creation date earliest: 1945
creation date latest: 1950
current location: 108A Sub-Saharan
creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá peoples
technique: Wood and paint
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Mask
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CREATORS
* Duga of Mẹkọ (Nigerian, Yorùbá peoples, 1880–1960) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 77.7 cm (30 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Arts of Africa: Gallery Rotation (African art rotation)
opening date: 2021-12-10T05:00:00
Arts of Africa: Gallery Rotation (African art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 10, 2021-July 2, 2023).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA 1976: "Year in Review 1975," Bulletin LXIII (February 1976), p. 65, no. 18.A
CMA 1986: Possessors of Power: African Masks and Sculpture, January 28-March 23, 1986; The Beachwood Museum, April 2-30, 1986.
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PROVENANCE
Herbert Baker
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