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Teke Artist

Late 19th-early 20th century
Mask, tsaye
Republic of the Congo
Wood, pigment
Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 3 in (29.8 x 26.4 x 7.6 cm)
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Provenance

Ex collection Bernard and Bertrand Bottet, Nice, France
Christie's Paris. 15 June 2002, lot 243
Ex Lance Entwistle, London
Ex private collection, New York, 2002-2025

Publications

Treasures. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 2004
"Museum News", Art Tribal/Tribal Art, #83, Spring 2017. p.60
"L'oeil intérieur: vision et transcendance dans les arts d'Afrique", Tribal Art Magazine, #84, 2017. p.91, fig.14

Exhibitions

Treasures. National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 17 November 2004-15 August 2005
The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts. LACMA, Los Angeles. 26 February-9 July 2017
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