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Canoe mask, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, pigment
43.2 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm (17 x 8 1/2 x 4 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.230

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Miguel Covarrubias Collection, Mexico City." (Catalog #170, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 110.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Covarrubia's ownership of a New Guinea object was a suprise to me. It should not have been. He was close to the émigré surrealists and provided illustrations for the publication associated with the exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1946, "Art of the South Seas." See previous entry (Friede Cat. #169]." (Catalog #170, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 110.)

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