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Cermonial mask Late 19th – early 20th century Nuna (Gurunsi) people, Burkina Faso Wood and pigment H: 125 cm; W: 34 cm; TH: 25 cm Gift of Thomas G.B. Wheelock, New York to American Friends of the Israel Museum, in honor of Martin Wright, and with the help of gifts from Fernandez Arman, Dr. John and Nicole Dintenfass, George Feher, Cedric and Daisy Marks, Ann Rogin and Rachel Adler, New York, Hans Guggenheim, Boston, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Honig, Riverdale, New York; the bequest of Berta Abry and the Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa Collection, bequeathed by Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum Accession number: B99.1336 |
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Publications: Newton, Douglas, African and Oceanic Art in Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2001, English Exhibition: Many Faces: Masks from Many Times and Many Places, Beningson Gallery, Ruth Youth Wing, 08/04/2009 - 01/12/2009 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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