Mask (Kakunga) | Yale University Art Gallery

early 20th century

Medium: Wood, hair, and pigment
Dimensions: 19 1/2 × 8 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (49.5 × 20.5 × 12.5 cm)
Credit Line: Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection
Accession Number: 2006.51.376
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture: Suku
Period: 20th century
Classification: Masks
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Provenance

Ben Heller, New York: unknown dates
Philippe Guimiot, Brussels: unknown dates
Purchased from Sotheby's New York, December 1, 1983, lot 26
Charles B. Benenson Collection, donated to Yale University Art Gallery in 2004

Bibliography

"Acquisitions, July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006," in "Photography at Yale," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2006), 222

Sotheby's, New York, The Ben Heller Collection, sale cat. (December 1, 1983), lot 26, ill

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Additional information

Object/Work type

ceremonial objects, masks (costume)

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