SENUFO HELMET MASK, IVORY COAST

Robert Stolper, Los Angeles (inv. no. "4636")
Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, acquired from the above
By descent through the Rockefeller family
Sotheby's New York, November 14, 1995, lot 242
Private Collection, New York

Museum of Primitive Art, New York, permanent loan, 1959 - 1978 (L.P. no. "59.216")
Art on Tour: Scarsdale Schools, Scarsdale, Masks in Primitive Art, October 1959 - June 1960
Art on Tour: Scarsdale Schools, Scarsdale, Masks in Primitive Art, October 1960 - May 1961
Museum of Primitive Art, New York, Senufo Sculpture from West Africa, February 20 - May 5, 1963
additional venues:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, July 12 - August 11, 1963
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, September 17 - October 27, 1963
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, One World, March 12 - May 15, 1966

Robert Goldwater, Senufo Sculpture from West Africa, New York, 1964, pl. 64

Very good condition overall. Losses to rim (insect damage). Proper left ear broken and glued. Minor insect damage (small holes), hairline cracks, nicks and scratches throughout consistent with age and use. Fine varied brown patina with red, ochre, and white pigment.
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