About the Artwork
Figurative Snuff Mortar
19th or 20th century
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African
Songo
Wood
Overall: 9 1/2 × 3 × 2 1/2 inches (24.1 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of Dede and Oscar Feldman
2011.136
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Dede and Oscar Feldman (Blooomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)
2012-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Songo, African, Figurative Snuff Mortar, 19th or 20th century, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dede and Oscar Feldman, 2011.136.
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