id:			168729
accession number:	2010.435
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.435
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:24.431000

Flywhisk, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe-style maker. Wood and animal hair; overall: 30 x 16 x 18 cm (11 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.435

title:				Flywhisk
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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, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe-style maker
technique:	Wood and animal hair
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 30 x 16 x 18 cm (11 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Fragments of the Invisible: The Rene and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture
	opening date:   2013-10-27T00:00:00
	<i>Fragments of the Invisible: The Rene 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

	(René De Wolf, Brussels, BE before 1972, sold to René and Odette Delenne)
	date: ?-1972
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	René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, BE, 2010, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
	date: 1972-2010
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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, 62.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 62; mentioned: p. 113, cat. 22
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