Art Institute of Chicago
Elephant Mask (Vi)
Guro · Late 19th/early 20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Mr. James Alsdorf (died 1990) and Mrs. Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, Ill., by 1971; given to the Art Institute, 1971.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Chicago, Ill., Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Substitute Faces, Oct. 2–23, 1972, no cat.
Literature
Published references
- Bouttiaux, Anne-Marie. 2016. Guro: The Permanence of Change. Visions of Africa. 5 Continents Editions, pl. 29 (ill.).
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