Pende
Mask (Mbuya)
Pende, 1899
Physical Qualities
Wood, plant fibers, cloth, pigment, 8 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 11 in. (22 x 14 x 28 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number
1954.145.73
'The Wurtzburger Collection of African Sculpture,' Jan. 12-Feb. 14, 1954, BMA, cat. 73.
'Wurtzburger Collection,' June 21-Aug. 31, 1954, Washington DC, School of Advanced Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
'African Sculpture,' Oct. 8-Nov. 7, 1954, Rochester, The Memorial Art Gallery.
"Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18, 2007-August 19, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne.
African Reinstallation, "Public Art," April 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, BMA, Kathryn Gunsch.
'Wurtzburger Collection,' June 21-Aug. 31, 1954, Washington DC, School of Advanced Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
'African Sculpture,' Oct. 8-Nov. 7, 1954, Rochester, The Memorial Art Gallery.
"Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18, 2007-August 19, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne.
African Reinstallation, "Public Art," April 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, BMA, Kathryn Gunsch.
Frederick John Lamp, "See the Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art." New York: Prestel, 2003, p.88, ill.
Baltimore Museum of Art. "The Baltimore Museum of Art: Celebrating a Museum." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2014.
On View: Wurtzburger, Hallway
