id: 168726
accession number: 2010.432
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.432
updated: 2024-07-13 11:56:33.338000
Male figure (nkisi nkondi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Democratic Republic of Congo or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo artist and nganga (priest). Wood, metalized glass, iron, organic material, ivory or plastic, and natural fiber; overall: 46 x 25.7 x 19.2 cm (18 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.432
title: Male figure (nkisi nkondi)
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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: Democratic Republic of Congo or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo artist and nganga (priest)
technique: Wood, metalized glass, iron, organic material, ivory or plastic, and natural fiber
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 46 x 25.7 x 19.2 cm (18 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 7 9/16 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
Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2013-February 9, 2014).
title: Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus
opening date: 2022-02-20T05:00:00
Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-June 26, 2022).
title: Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows)
opening date: 2022-07-16T04:00:00
Julie Mehretu: Portals (FRONT International: Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 13, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Jean Willy Mestach [1926-2014], Brussels, Belgium, sold to René and Odette Delenne
date: ?–1962
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René [1901–1998] and Odette Delenne [1925–2012], Brussels, Belgium, 2010, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1962–2010
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2010–
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CITATIONS
Petridis, Constantine, et al. Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2013, 23, 51, 96.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 23, 46-47, 113; reproduced: pp. 51, 96, cat. 12
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