About the Artwork
Torso and Head of Male Figure
19th or 20th century
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African
Songye
Wood
Overall: 5 3/4 × 2 × 1 3/4 inches (14.6 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Founders Society Purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund
F67.56
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
(Ludwik Faryaszewski)
1967-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Songye, African, Torso and Head of Male Figure, 19th or 20th century, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund, F67.56.
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