Art Institute of Chicago
Feather Headdress
Bamileke · 20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Njoya Ibrahim, Douala, Cameroon, by 2003; sold to Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2003; sold to Donald Young and Shirley Weese Young, Chicago, Ill., 2003; given to the Art Institute, 2015.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas, "The Language of Beauty in African Art", April 3-July 31, 2022; Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 20, 2022 - Feb. 27, 2023, cat. no. 131.
Literature
Published references
- Constantine Petridis, ed., The Language of Beauty in African Art, ex. cat. (Yale University Press, 2022), cat. no. 131, p. 182 (ill.).
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