Harvard Art Museums > 1971.112: "Waniugo" Funerary Mask Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Waniugo" Funerary Mask (Unidentified Artist) , 1971.112,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/227909. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1971.112 People Unidentified Artist Title "Waniugo" Funerary Mask Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 20th century Places Creation Place: Africa, West Africa Culture West African Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/227909 Physical Descriptions Medium Stained wood with metal [brass?] decoration attached, stored in a brown wood box Dimensions 71.12 x 31.12 x 26.35 cm (28 x 12 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal, gift; to Harvard University, 1971, transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1971. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of President Léopold Sédar Senghor of Senegal to Harvard University, presented to the Fogg Art Museum by President Pusey Accession Year 1971 Object Number 1971.112 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Meredith Palmer, "Harvard Attacks Art Looting; Proposes Acquisition Policy", The Harvard Crimson (Cambridge, MA, November 18, 1973), p. 3, b&w repro. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
