About the Artwork
Mukyeem Mask
19th or mid 20th century
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African
Kuba
Wood, cowry shells, glass beads, raffia
Overall: 27 1/8 × 17 1/4 × 24 inches (68.9 × 43.8 × 61 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of Robert B. Jacobs in honor of Michael Kan
1997.40
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
1997-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Kuba, African, Mukyeem Mask, 19th or mid 20th century, wood, cowry shells, glass beads, raffia. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Robert B. Jacobs in honor of Michael Kan, 1997.40.
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