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Boy's Initiation Mask

Boy's Initiation Mask

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Congolese, Lula People)
Title
Boy's Initiation Mask
Date
late 20th century
Medium
Wood and pigment
Dimensions
19 1/8 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Drs. Gladys, Jay, Jeffrey, Jamie, and James Strain
Accession No.
1999.131.7
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Democratic Republic of Congo

Related

8 December 1999, gifted by Drs. Gladys, Jay, Jeffrey, Jamie, and James Strain (Riverdale, NY) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Exhibition gallery guide, "Revealing Forms: African Art from the Elvehjem Collection." 2002.
  • Drewal, Henry John. "African Art at the Elvehjem." Bulletin/Biennial Report 2001-2003. Elvehjem Museum of Art (2003): 16-36. pp. 16-36

  • Revealing Forms: African Art from the Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/20/2002–6/16/2002

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