Female Headdress (Nimba, D’mba, or Yamban)
Female Headdress (Nimba, D'mba, or Yamban)
Attribution: Museum-publishedProvenance: Museum accession
Attribution follows a published museum catalogue or peer-reviewed scholarship. Object is held in a public collection under a published accession number.
Catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago as “Female Headdress (Nimba, D’mba, or Yamban)”, dated Mid 19th-early 20th century. Harvested from the museum’s open-access record; every field below is copied from that record and none of it has been inferred.
Record
| People / culture | Baga |
|---|---|
| Country | Guinea |
| Common name | Female Headdress (Nimba, D'mba, or Yamban) |
| Form category | Headdress or crest worn atop the head |
| Materials | Wood and pigment |
| Dimensions | 119.4 × 33 × 59.1 cm (47 × 13 × 23 1/4 in.) |
Provenance
Reportedly acquired in Guinea, about 1955 [unattributed statement documented in curatorial object file]. John J. Klejman (died 1995), Klejman Gallery, New York, N.Y., by 1957 [possibly purchased in London according to correspondence with Susanne Klejman Bennet, 2013, as recorded in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1957.
| Collection | The Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Accession number | 1957.160 |
Source
The Art Institute of Chicago, Female Headdress (Nimba, D'mba, or Yamban), accession 1957.160. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/5567
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/5567
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