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Head with Cowrie Shell Eye. WaRegga.
Photograph
1935 (photographed)
1935 (photographed)
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Photograph of an ivory head with one white cowrie shell eye, from an exhibition of African art
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Title | Head with Cowrie Shell Eye. WaRegga. (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Photograph |
Brief description | Photograph by Walker Evans of a WaRegga (Warega or Lega) ivory figure with one cowrie shell eye, from an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art entitled 'African Negro Art'. New York, 1935. |
Physical description | Photograph of an ivory head with one white cowrie shell eye, from an exhibition of African art |
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Object history | NB: The term "negro" was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
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Accession number | 2395-1936 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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