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Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash)

1900-1983

Kuba

wood, polychrome, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton cloth and string

early 20th century

Dan

carved wood and wax

19th century

Yoruba

wood with polychrome

Style, from “If & (Silk)”

1972

Ralph Gibson

gelatin silver print on paper

1934-1935; printed 1967

Brassaï; E. Guillot; Galerie Les Contards

gelatin silver print from cliché-verre plate on paper

Temptation of Saint Anthony

1934-1935; printed 1967

Brassaï; E. Guillot; Galerie Les Contards

gelatin silver print from cliché-verre plate on paper

Mineral Countenance

1934-1935; printed 1967

Brassaï; E. Guillot; Galerie Les Contards

gelatin silver print from cliché-verre plate on paper

1900-1990

Dan

wood and cloth

Mask (in the form of a baboon face)

circa 1950

Dan

wood, monkey hair, iron and cloth

Secret Society Mask

circa 1940

Kran

wood, pigment and natural fiber

Walu Antelope Mask

1900-1971

Dogon

wood, metal and pigment

Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy)

1900-1983

Kuba

wood, cowrie shells and textiles

circa 1950

Lula

wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint

20th century

Bamum; Bamileke; North West Province

wood, human hair, natural fiber, and traces of camwood

20th century

Bembe

wood, kaolin and cotton fabric

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