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Element from a Reliquary Ensemble, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Republic of Congo. Kota peoples, Ndassa group. Wood, copper, brass and pigments; H. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm). Musée Dapper, Paris
This work was originally sourced by Paris-based dealer Paul Guillaume. It was eventually acquired by Eugene and Agnes Meyer.
Door. Wood; 45 1/2 x 34 1/4 in. (115.57 x 87 cm). National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Figure from a Reliquary Ensemble: Seated Male, 19th century (before 1916). Equatorial Guinea or Gabon. Fang peoples, Ntumu group. Wood, oil; H. 23 1/8 in. (58.7 cm). National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Gift of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Short-necked Lute (Sarinda or Saroz). India, south. Bengal, India. Wood; H. 24 3/16 x W. 7 x D. 5 in. (H. 61.47 x W. 17.78 x D. 12.7 cm). Lute: The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (1668.143956); Photograph: Charles Sheeler, 1918, Gelatin silver print, plate XI from the album African Negro Wood Scupture. Archives de Zayas, Seville
This work was originally sourced by Paris-based dealer Paul Guillaume. It was eventually acquired by John Quinn.
Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble: Head. Gabon, Lower Ogooue River valley. Fang peoples, Betsi group. Wood; H. without base: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950
This work was originally sourced by Paris-based dealers Joseph Brummer and Charles Vignier. It was later acquired by Walter and Louise Arensberg.
Figure from a Reliquary Ensemble: Seated Male Holding Horn, 19th century (before 1913). Southern Cameroon, Lokoundje valley. Fang peoples, Ngumba group. Wood, metal strips; H. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950
Figure: Female. Guinea. Baga peoples. Wood; H. 18 11/16 x W. 5 3/8 x D. 4 15/16 in. (H. 47.5 x W. 13.6 x D. 12.5 cm). Figure: University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia (AF 5374); Photograph: Charles Sheeler, 1919, Gelatin silver print, plate XIII of the John Quinn Album of African Art. The Lane Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (L-R 2689.2001)
Figure: Male. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasongo, between the Lukuga and Kuika Rivers. Kusu or northern Luba peoples. Wood, paint; H. 19 3/4 x W. 8 x D. 8 1/2 in. (H. 50.17 x W. 20.32 x D. 21.59 cm). The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
This work was originally sourced by Paris-based dealer Charles Vignier. It was eventually acquired by John Quinn.
Seated Female Figure, 19th–early 20th century (before 1913). Nigeria. Ijo peoples. Wood; H.: 33 1/2 in. (85.09 cm). The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia
This work was originally sourced by Paris-based dealers Joseph Brummer and Charles Vignier. It was eventually acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Figure: Female, 19th–early 20th century (before 1913). Republic of the Congo. Beembe peoples. Wood with glass, white pigment, and animal claw; H. 23 11/16 x W. 5 1/2 x D. 4 1/2 in. (60.2 x 14 x 11.5 cm). The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia
Mask (Kifwebe), 19th–early 20th century (before 1919). Democratic Republic of the Congo. Songye peoples. Wood, white pigment; 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (37.5 x 24.1 cm). The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia
This work was originally sourced by Paris-based dealer Charles Vignier. It was eventually acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Prestige Stool (Kipona), late 18th–early 19th century. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luvua Valley Region. Luba peoples, identified as the Master of the Warua or the Kunda. Wood, glass beads; H. 16 11/16 x W. 9 1/8 x D. 8 7/16 in. (H. 42.4 x W. 23.2 x D. 21.4 cm). The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia
Female Mboko Bowl Bearer, 19th century. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lukuga River region. Luba peoples, Middle Lukaga Workshop. Wood, iron; H: 12 5/8 in. (32 cm). The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia
Mask for Men's Association (probably Bo nun amuin), 19th–early 20th century (before 1912). Côte d'Ivoire. Baule or Lagoon peoples. Wood, paint, and tacks; L. 27 5/8 in. (70.1 cm). The University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia
Marius de Zayas (1880–1961), a talented caricaturist, exhibited works at 291 before becoming one of the galleries collaborators. For several years, he acted as 291's "chief curator," traveling to Europe on Stieglitz's behalf and identifying art to bring to New York. From 1915, the opening date of his Modern Gallery, until the closing of his De Zayas Gallery in 1921, De Zayas was the primary promoter of African art in the United States, organizing many exhibitions that highlighted its influence on modern artists. Paul Guillaume and Charles Vignier in Paris were his purveyors of African art.