id: 149364
accession number: 1978.27
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.27
updated: 2024-03-26 01:59:42.516000
Mask (mwana pwo), c. 1930s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker. Wood, reeds, plant fiber, burlap, natural fiber (possibly cotton), and colorant; overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1978.27
title: Mask (mwana pwo)
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creation date: c. 1930s
creation date earliest: 1930
creation date latest: 1939
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creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker
technique: Wood, reeds, plant fiber, burlap, natural fiber (possibly cotton), and colorant
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Mask
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measurements: Overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1978
opening date: 1979-02-13T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
title: Second Careers: Two Tributaries in African Art
opening date: 2020-11-01T04:00:00
Second Careers: Two Tributaries in African Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1, 2020-March 14, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 238, repr.', 'opening_date': '1968-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA 1979: "Year in Review 1978," CMA Bulletin LXVI (Jan., 1979), p. 42, no. 21, repr. p. 41.', 'opening_date': '1979-01-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Katherine C. White [1929-1980], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1978
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1978-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019
page number: Mentioned: p. 22,29, 31; reproduced: p. 56, pl. 2
url: https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1090438741
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019
page number: Mentioned: p. 22, 29, 31; reproduced: p. 56, pl. 2
url: https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1090438741
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