About the Artwork
Pendant Mask
probably 19th century
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African
Benin
Brass, cast and tooled
Overall: 7 3/8 × 5 × 2 1/2 inches (18.7 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm)
Metalwork
African Art
Founders Society Purchase, with funds from Robert H. Tannahill
50.146
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
(Julius Carlebach Galleries)
1950-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Benin, African, Pendant Mask, probably 19th century, brass, cast and tooled. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, with funds from Robert H. Tannahill, 50.146.
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