id:			168722
accession number:	2010.429
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.429
updated:		2025-02-09 06:48:25.655000

Female Figurine, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Beembe-style maker. Wood, possibly ceramic, and copper alloy; overall: 17 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm (6 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 2010.429

title:				Female Figurine
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creation date:			late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Beembe-style maker
technique:	Wood, possibly ceramic, and copper alloy
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 17 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm (6 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture
	opening date:   2013-10-27T00:00:00
	<i>Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2013-February 9, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Marcel Dumoulin, Brussels, BE, 1967, sold to René and Odette Delenne)
	date: ?-1967
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	René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, BE, 2010, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1967-2010
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2010
	date: 2010
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Petridis, Constantine, et al. <em>Fragments of the Invisible</em>: <em>The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2013, 25, 34.
	page number: 	Reproduced and mentioned: pp. 34, 112 cat. no. 1
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IMAGES

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