About the Artwork
Mask
20th century
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African
Vuvi
Wood, paint and kaolin
Overall: 16 3/4 × 10 × 1 7/8 inches (42.5 × 25.4 × 4.8 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max J. Pincus
81.913
This work is in the public domain.
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African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London, 1995, cat. no. 54.
Detroit Collects African Art. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1977, no. 132, (ill.).
Bulletin of the DIA 60, nos. 1/2, 1981/82, p. 10 (ill.).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Vuvi, Mask, 20th century, Wood, paint and kaolin. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max J. Pincus, 81.913.
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