Details
| Artist | Mande, African |
|---|---|
| Title |
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| Date | 15th century |
| Medium | Copper with brass |
| Dimensions | Overall: 15/16 × 5 11/16 inches (2.4 × 14.4 cm) Including base (mounted): 8 1/4 × 5 7/16 × 4 3/8 inches (21 × 13.8 × 11.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council |
| Accession Number | 1987.19 |
| Department | Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas |
| On View | African N1BB, Level 1 (see map) |
Provenance
Madame Sekosko;
John Hewitt;
(Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, New York, USA);
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
John Hewitt;
(Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, New York, USA);
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
"Notes on recent acquisitions," Bulletin of the DIA 64, no. 1, 1988, p. 55 (ill.).
African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London:The Detroit Institute of Arts and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995, cat. no. 4.
African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London:The Detroit Institute of Arts and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995, cat. no. 4.
