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Elephant Headdress (Mbap Mteng)
Bamileke · Early 20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Anthony Mama (a Bamileke sub-chief), Dschang region, Cameroon; Davis Gallery of African Art, New Orleans, by the 1980s [email correspondence between Charles Davis and Costa Petridis, Jan. 27, 2025; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to Michael R. Mack, Atlanta, 2002; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2025.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Loan to permanent collection, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, 2008-2024.
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