About the Artwork
Mask
early 19th century
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African
Babanki
Wood, carved
Overall: 20 × 15 1/4 × 16 3/4 inches (50.8 × 38.7 × 42.5 cm) Including base (mounted): 28 7/8 × 15 1/4 × 16 3/4 inches (73.3 × 38.7 × 42.5 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry
1988.191
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
W. Hawkins Ferry (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1989-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London: The Detroit Institute of Arts and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995, cat. no. 44.
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Babanki, African, Mask, early 19th century, wood, carved. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry, 1988.191.
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