Face Mask (nyaka?)
Artist
Ha artist
Datemid–late 20th century
Associated withAfrica
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
On viewProvenanceAcquired 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.
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