id:			168727
accession number:	2010.433
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.433
updated:		2025-02-09 06:48:28.942000

Male Figure (Nkisi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Vili-style maker. Wood, cloth, resin, organic material, feathers, natural fibers, antelope horn, seashells (including cowrie shells), glass beads, metalized glass, and plant fiber; overall: 42 x 11.8 x 23 cm (16 9/16 x 4 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 2010.433

title:				Male Figure (Nkisi)
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creation date:			late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1920
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Vili-style maker
technique:	Wood, cloth, resin, organic material, feathers, natural fibers, antelope horn, seashells (including cowrie shells), glass beads, metalized glass, and plant fiber
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 42 x 11.8 x 23 cm (16 9/16 x 4 5/8 x 9 1/16 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
	<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

	Jef Vanderstraete, Lasne, Belgium, sold to René and Odette Delenne.
	date: before 1960
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	René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, Belgium, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1960–2010
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2010–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 53 no. 05, September/October 2013
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 12
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2013-05/page/12

	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, 52-53.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 23, 46, 113; reproduced: pp. 52-53, cat. 13
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