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Four-faced Mask in Form of Casque. Mpongwe.

Photograph
1935 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of a four faced mask made in whitened wood, from an exhibition of African art


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFour-faced Mask in Form of Casque. Mpongwe. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph by Walker Evans depicting a four faced mask in the form of a casque, by the Mpongwe people of the Republic of the Congo, in a Museum of Modern Art exhibition entitled 'African Negro Art'. New York, 1935.
Physical description
Photograph of a four faced mask made in whitened wood, from an exhibition of African art
Dimensions
  • Height of mask height: 13.375in
Dimensions taken from the catalogue accompanying the exhibition of 1935
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.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • AFRICAN NEGRO ART Photographs by Walker Evans List of Photographs The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1935
  • African Negro Art Edited by James Johnson Sweeney, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1935
Collection
Accession number
2354-1936

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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