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Angas

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Angas (Ngass), 1933

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Angas

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Angas (Ngass), 1933

Physical Qualities Abrus seeds, palm leaf fiber, cotton thread, 18 1/8 × 9 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (46 × 24.5 × 27 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of S. Judith Long, Pebble Beach, California
Object Number 1995.55
Purchased in London in early 1950s.
"Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18, 2007-August 19, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne.

"Subverting Beauty: African Anti-Aesthetics", Jul 15, 2018 - Nov 17, 2019, BMA, Kevin Tervala.

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