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Face Mask (nyaka?)
Face Mask (nyaka?)

Face Mask (nyaka?)

Datemid–late 20th century
MediumGlass beads, fiber, feathers, and thread
Dimensions12 x 13 in. (30.5 x 33 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the African and African American Art Purchase Fund
Object number2015.16
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceAcquired from the Kikoti Family in Mayange, Kigoma District, (western) Tanzania, by dealer Fortunatus Agostino Nguge, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, n.d.; sold to Gary van Wyk, Axis Gallery, West Orange, NJ, 2010; sold to NCMA, 2015.
Published ReferencesAllen Roberts, “Movement of Ideas and Form between Central and Eastern Africa,” in Shangaa: Art of Tanzania, Gary van Wyk, ed. (exhibition catalogue) (New York: QCC Art Gallery Press, 2013), 210.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, QCC (Queensborough Community College) Art Gallery, City University of New York, “Shangaa: Art of Tanzania,” February 22–May 19, 2013; Portland, ME, Portland Museum of Art, June 8–August 25, 2013, cat. p. 210.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 23, 2023-December 9, 2024.
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