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Ngbaka Wood Mask
- Culture
- Ngbaka
- Origin
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Period
- 20th century
- Object
- Mask
- Materials
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 27 × 17 cm
- Catalogue
- TRB-040
A carved wood mask of spare form, with coffee-bean eyes set into a concave, heart-shaped facial plane and minimally rendered nose and mouth. The surface carries a rich dark patina.
Provenance
Estate of Thomas McNemar (1931-2020), who lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 1970s and established galleries of African art in New York and San Francisco.Acquired
Hilliard & Co. · 2021
