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New In the gallery:
BAMARA PEOPLE (circa 1880-1920) Comb Mask, 1951,wood, 21 x 6.5 x 6
The Bamara people are primarily from Mali in West Africa. The artworks they created, including sculpture, masks, pottery and weavings are used for cultural and religious purposes.
Aside from the intrinsic aesthetic value of the artworks of the Bamara, theirs, and other African peoples were of significant influence to early 20th century European modernists. The geometric planes and the simple but elegant surfaces of much of African art served as an inspiration for artists such as Picasso Braque and others as they began to explore radical forms of painting and sculpture in the early 20th century.
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Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Asante, 1875,Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of Africa
Gift of Doran H. Ross
Medium: Calabash, sticks, cloth, and string
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Amulet of the God Pataikos, Ancient Egyptian, -664,Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of Africa
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
Size: 3.5 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm (1 3/8 × 5/8 × ½ in.)
Medium: Faience
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Anklet with Four Bells, 19th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 2 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 2 ¾ in. (6 x 18 x 7 cm)
Medium: Copper alloy
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/171349
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Small Engraved Bracelet,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Medium: Iron
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/22399
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Anklets,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Open one side
Size: 2006.66.25a: 1 15/16 x 4 1/8 in. (5 x 10.5 cm) 2006.66.25b: 1 15/16 x 4 5/16 in. (5 x 11 cm)
Medium: Copper alloy
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/171394
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Bracelet, late 19th or early 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 6 ½ x 2 ¾ x 2 ¾ in. (16.5 x 7 x 7 cm)
Medium: Silver
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/163702
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Bracelet, before 1922,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Circular, undecorated slice of ivory with polished exterior surface. Interior is roughly finished, scraped and chipped, with brown mottling.
Size: 1 11/16 x 3 ¼ in. (4.3 x 8.3 cm)
Medium: Ivory
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/141827
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Pair of Earrings (Akaparaparet), mid-20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 2 x 1 ¼ in. (5.1 x 3.2 cm)
Medium: Copper alloy
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/156124
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Figure of Female, 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: height: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Medium: Wood
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/215959
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Komo Society Mask, late 19th-early 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Animal mask to be worn on top of head. Long narrow head with pair of long antelope horns projecting horizontally from one end and three smaller pairs set along snout between pairs of bristles. Snout is pierced by 3 rectangular openings. CONDITION: Completely covered with thick sacrificial patina. Many losses from insect damage. large piece of patina missing right rear. Two front pairs of horns are loose.
Size: 14 x 8 x 33 ½ in. (35.6 x 20.3 x 85.1 cm)
Medium: Wood, metal, antelope horns, porcupine quills, organic materials
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4810
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Horn,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 2 ¼ x 13 in. (5.7 x 33 cm)
Medium: Ivory
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/32608
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Spoon, late 19th-early 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 4 7/8 x 1 5/16 in. (12.3 x 3.3 cm)
Medium: Brass
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/101305
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Hair Ornament, late 19th or early 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Slim, slightly curved, needle-shaped, ivory hair ornament. At wider end, shallow loss at edge, small crack down side, and tiny surface nicks in ivory. At other end, very tip missing. Condition: Fair
Size: 18 ½ x ½ in. (47 x 1.3 cm)
Medium: Ivory
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2918
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Hand Cross (mäsqäl), 19th or 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 23 ½ x 7 3/8 x 7/8 in. (59.8 x 18.7 x 2.2 cm)
Medium: Wood
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/155872
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Front Piece (Nogetwe) for Woman’s Bustle (Negbe), early 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 3 ¾ x 5 ¼ in. (9.5 x 13.3 cm)
Medium: Banana leaf
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/32625
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Figure of a Female, early 20th century,Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa
Size: 14 ¼ x 4 x 4 in. (36.2 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
Medium: Wood, cloth, cowrie shell, metal
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/147243
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Recent work for the Studio Oh show. It was nice being looser so I can get comfortable with my style/tone. The upcoming show will be a bit more tighter.
The work is available at
Studio Oh
4839 N Damen Ave
Chicago,IL 60625
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Head, late 1600s-early 1700s ,Cleveland Museum of Art: African Art
Before they died, Akan royal family members commissioned terracotta portraits, including heads like this one, from female artists. After royal burials, these idealized substitutes were placed in sacred groves outside the village where they were the focus of periodic libations, offerings, and prayers. The knobs on the head imitate a once popular male hairstyle having a tufted pattern.
Size: Overall: 19.1 x 13.6 x 15.5 cm (7 ½ x 5 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Medium: terracotta
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