Luba
Owl Mask (Kifwebe)
Luba, 1969
Physical Qualities
Wood, fiber, feathers, hair, nut shell, pigment, paint, 44 7/8 x 17 11/16 x 9 13/16 in. (114 x 45 x 25 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barry and Toby T. Hecht, Bethesda, Maryland
Object Number
1987.144
ex Charles Davis, New Orleans, LA (acquired by Barry Hecht in early-to-mid 1980s)
"Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18 - August 19, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne.
"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art", Dec 20, 2017-June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.
"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art", Dec 20, 2017-June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.
Karen Milbourne, "Meditations on African Art: Color," Exhibition Brochure, April 18 - August 19, 2007, cover, ill.
Frederick John Lamp, "See the Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art." New York: Prestel, 2003, p.284, ill.
