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Fang Mask, Gabon
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Wood, pigment
height 12 3/4in (32.5)
Provenance
Henri Kamer/Alan Brandt, New York
Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C., acquired from the above in 1968
Published
Robbins, Warren (Introduction), African Art in Washington Collections, Museum of African Art, 1972, pg. 38
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., African Art in Washington Collections, Museum of African Art, 1972
Although diminutive in form and features, the artist has captured a primal essence of expression with a simple curvilinear brow leading to the flared nose separating two slit eyes and bordered by C-form ears; the facial plane convex with a flat top and hollowed out interior; light brown wood with kaolin highlights on the face with areas of encrustations.
Wood, pigment
height 12 3/4in (32.5)
Provenance
Henri Kamer/Alan Brandt, New York
Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C., acquired from the above in 1968
Published
Robbins, Warren (Introduction), African Art in Washington Collections, Museum of African Art, 1972, pg. 38
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., African Art in Washington Collections, Museum of African Art, 1972
Although diminutive in form and features, the artist has captured a primal essence of expression with a simple curvilinear brow leading to the flared nose separating two slit eyes and bordered by C-form ears; the facial plane convex with a flat top and hollowed out interior; light brown wood with kaolin highlights on the face with areas of encrustations.
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