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Title:Ceremonial Adze
Date:19th–20th century
Geography:Mali
Culture:Dogon peoples
Medium:Wood, iron, sacrificial materials
Dimensions:H. 31 x W. 11 in. (78.7 x 27.9 cm)
Classification:Wood-Implements
Credit Line:Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
Accession Number:1977.394.18
Lester Wunderman, New York, until 1977
Brooklyn Museum. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," April 4, 1973–May 20, 1973.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," July 15, 1973–September 2, 1973.
New Orleans Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," September 22, 1973–October 21, 1973.
Kansas City. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," November 10, 1973–December 9, 1973.
Toledo Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," January 1, 1974–February 3, 1974.
Austin. Blanton Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," February 23, 1974–March 24, 1974.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," April 13, 1974–May 12, 1974.
Dallas Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," June 5, 1974–July 7, 1974.
The Detroit Institute of Arts. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," August 1, 1974–September 8, 1974.
Dayton Art Institute. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," September 28, 1974–October 22, 1974.
Utica. Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," November 9, 1974–December 8, 1974.
Columbus Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," January 1, 1975–February 9, 1975.
Art Institute of Chicago. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," March 1, 1975–April 20, 1975.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Art of the Dogon: Selections from the Lester Wunderman Collection," February 10–July 10, 1988.
Musée du Quai Branly. "Dogon," April 4, 2011–July 24, 2011.
Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. "Dogon," September 2, 2011–January 1, 2012.
Palazzo Reale. "Dogon," February 21, 2012–June 3, 2012.
Laude, Jean. African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers. New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1973, no. 45.
Imperato, Pascal James. "The art of Mali's Mountain People." In Dogon Cliff Dwellers. New York: L. Kahan Gallery, New York, 1978.
Ezra, Kate. Art of the Dogon: Selections from the Lester Wunderman Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988, no. 46.
Paudrat, Jean-Louis. Dogon. Paris: Editions Dapper, 1994, p. 196.
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