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Gitenga Initiation Mask
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Gitenga Initiation Mask

20th–mid 20th century
(not assigned)Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/TechniqueRattan, vegetable fiber, turaco feathers, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 55.9 x 55.9 x 35.6 cm (22 x 22 x 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of Deborah Glasser in honor of Kathryn Gunsch
Accession number2021.782
On View
On view
ClassificationsMasks
Provenance1970s, acquired in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) by Gene Isaacson (b. 1936 – d. 2005), Lake Forest, CA; 2005, sold by the estate of Gene Isaacson to Dimondstein Tribal Arts, Los Angeles; about 2005, sold by Dimondstein to Bruce Moore, California; about 2012, sold by Moore to Ethan Rider (dealer), San Francisco; 2012, sold by Rider to Deborah Glasser, Boston; 2021, gift of Deborah Glasser to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 2021)
Headdress (susiu)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
late 19th century
Mask
mid to late 20th century
Mask (pwevo)
Artist Unidentified
19th–20th century
Mask (deangle)
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Helmet Mask
Artist Unidentified
Helmet mask
late 19th century
Mask (rom)
19th–20th century
Helmet mask
late 19th century
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Feather headdress
Artist Unidentified
mid 20th century
Restricted: For reference only
Artist Unidentified
20th century