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African Masks After Walker Evans: 1–24

Sherrie Levine

2014

Plaque of a Man, Wood, Late Roman/Early Byzantine — Plaque of a Man
Late Roman/Early Byzantine
325–641

Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara)
Torres Strait Islander
mid to late 19th century

Interrogation du masque, éd. 5/8, Tamsir Gueye Senegalese, Cotton (warp), wool (weft), and other unidentified fibers, Senegalese — Interrogation du masque, éd. 5/8
Tamsir Gueye
Late 1970s

[Ancestral Figure, Head, Gabon], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — [Ancestral Figure, Head, Gabon]
Walker Evans
1935

Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi — Karan-wemba (female figure mask)
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Porphyry vessel with bearded masks, Porphyry, Roman — Porphyry vessel with bearded masks
Roman
ca. late 1st century BCE‒early 2nd century CE

Miniature Mask, Dan artist, Wood, Dan peoples — Miniature Mask
Dan artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Portrait face mask from Gbagba, a mblo performance
Baule artist
ca. 1900

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Ndoli jowei mask, Bassa artist, Bombax wood, Bassa peoples — Ndoli jowei mask
Bassa artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Terracotta roundels in the form of theatrical masks, Terracotta, Greek — Terracotta roundels in the form of theatrical masks
Greek
1st century BCE

Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec — Face
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE

Duho (hawk mask) or duba (vulture mask), Southern Bwa blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa peoples — Duho (hawk mask) or duba (vulture mask)
Southern Bwa blacksmith
First half of 20th century

Face mask, Kru artist, Wood, kaolin, pigment, Kru peoples — Face mask
Kru artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán) — Funerary mask
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE

Miniature Mask, Bassa artist, Wood, Bassa peoples — Miniature Mask
Bassa artist
late 19th–mid-20th century

Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people — Mask (eharo)
Elema people
Early 20th century

Moon face mask from a mblo performance, Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples — Moon face mask from a mblo performance
Baule artist
Mid-19th–early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula — Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century

Miniature Mask, Loma artist, Wood, metal, Loma peoples (?) — Miniature Mask
Loma artist
late 19th–mid-20th century

Mummy Mask of a Woman, Cartonnage, plaster, paint, plant fibers — Mummy Mask of a Woman
A.D. 60–70

Mask (Baba Tagwa), Fiber, paint, Abelam people — Mask (Baba Tagwa)
Abelam people
mid-20th century

Mfondo (mask), Lwalwa artist, Wood, pigment, Lwalwa (or Lwalu) peoples — Mfondo (mask)
Lwalwa artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Masks, William McBride American, Screenprint — Masks
William McBride
1941

Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom — Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80

Pouch for miniature masks, Loma artist(s), Leather, pigment, Loma or Toma peoples — Pouch for miniature masks
Loma artist(s)
19th–first half 20th century

Mask (Wale or Ware), Wood, paint, coastal Boiken people — Mask (Wale or Ware)
coastal Boiken people
19th–early 20th century

Mask, Wood, paint, Murik Lakes — Mask
Murik Lakes
19th–early 20th century

Face Mask, Dan artist, Wood, Dan peoples — Face Mask
Dan artist
19th–late 20th century

Masks, William McBride American, Color screenprint, printed in black and red — Masks
William McBride
1941

Mask (Lor [?]), Wood, paint, fiber, New Britain — Mask (Lor [?])
New Britain
late 19th–early 20th century

Imina walu (buffalo or roan antelope face mask), Dogon artist, Wood, pigment, Dogon peoples — Imina walu (buffalo or roan antelope face mask)
Dogon artist
First half of 20th century

Kifwebe bakashi (female mask), Songye artist, Wood, pigment, Songye peoples — Kifwebe bakashi (female mask)
Songye artist
19th–early 20th century

Kuma (hornbill helmet mask), Bobo blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, Bobo — Kuma (hornbill helmet mask)
Bobo blacksmith
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Flute Mask, Wood, paint, seeds, fiber, Angoram or Kopar people — Flute Mask
Angoram or Kopar people
late 19th–early 20th century

Dance Mask, Wood, paint, feathers, Yup'ik — Dance Mask
Yup'ik
early 20th century

Ngontang (young white girl) helmet mask, Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Fang peoples — Ngontang (young white girl) helmet mask
Betsi-Fang artist
Second half of 19th century