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Canoe mask, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, pigment
30.5 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm (12.5 x 5.5 x 3 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.404

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection, Tucson, Ariz.; William Struve Collection, Chicago; Allan Frumkin Collection, New York." Catalog #169, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 110.) EXHIBITIONS: 1971 - Art Institute of Chicago, 1971, "Art of the Sepik River." 1960 - Art Institute of Chicago, 1960, "Primitive Art from Chicago Collections." PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Canoe masks were attached to painted plaques and placed in the bow of war canoes. They were intended to convey strength to the attackers and cause panic among their victims." (Catalog #169, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 110.) 1971 - Wardwell, 1971, fig. 110. 1960 - Wardwell, 1960, fig. 56.

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