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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 probably then sold by Alfred Stieglitz or Marius de Zayas to 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
This work was originally sourced by Paris-based dealer Paul Guillaume. It was then sold by New York–based dealer Marius de Zayas to Eugene and Agnes Meyer.
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
Eugene and Agnes Meyer (1875–1969; 1887–1970) were active supporters of avant-garde activities in New York during the 1910s. In 1915, they funded the opening of the Modern Gallery as the commercial branch of Stieglitz's 291, and later the journal of the same name. Mostly known for their modern and Asian holdings, they acquired several African artworks from De Zayas's galleries between 1916 and 1919.