About the Artwork
Mask
20th century, probably 1920s
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African
Ngbaka
Carved wood with pigment
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Sculpture
African Art
Bequest of Sophie Pearlstein
2019.176
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Sophie Pearlstein (Southfield, Michigan, USA)
2020-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Ngbaka, African, Mask, 20th century, probably 1920s, carved wood with pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Sophie Pearlstein, 2019.176.
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