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Mukudj Dance Mask, 19th century. Gabon; Punu peoples. Wood, pigment, kaolin.
Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund and The Fred and Rita Richman Foundation and James Ross Gifts, 2000 (2000.177).
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African, Oceanic, and Ancient American Art: Recent Acquisitions
May 22, 2001–October 28, 2001
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, 1st floor
On view will be a selection of works added to the collection of the Museum’s Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas over the past five years. Varied in date, place, material, and function, the objects range from a group of Christian crosses made of brass from the 16th to the 19th century by the Kongo peoples of Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo, to personal ornaments of gold, shell, and seeds from Island Southeast Asia, to ceramic works made by the Maya peoples of Mexico/Guatemala more than a thousand years ago.
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