Mask

late 19th–early 20th century

African Art

Medium

Wood and brass

Dimensions

14 1/4 in. (36.195 cm)

Credit Line

Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection

Accession Number

2006.51.251

Culture
Period

19th–20th century

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Croyes D. Rodriguez: unknown date - Feb. 22, 1973
Charles B. Benenson Collection, donated to Yale University Art Gallery in 2004
Bibliography
  • Frederick John Lamp, Amanda Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan, Accumulating Histories: African Art from the Charles B. Benenson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2012), 55, 194, fig. 8.
  • "Acquisitions, July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2006): 222.
  • Richard Barnes, "Objects of Desire," Yale Alumni Magazine (September/October 2004): 35, ill.
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Additional information

Object/Work type

ceremonial objects, masks (costume)

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