33 x 32 x 5 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg
Collected in Mali between 1961 to 1971 by (Charles Bird, professor of anthropology at Indiana University at Bloomington, IN) sold on July 29, 1977 to Harrison Eiteljorg [1903-1997] of Indianapolis; donated to the IMA 1989
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Iron: Art of the Blacksmith in Western Sudan
Purdue University
1975 - 1975
African Textiles and Decorative Arts
The Cleveland Museum of Art
October 3, 1973 - December 2, 1973
African Textiles and Decorative Arts
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum
July 2, 1973 - August 31, 1973
African Textiles and Decorative Arts
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
April 20, 1973 - May 31, 1973
African Textiles and Decorative Arts
The Museum of Modern Art
October 11, 1972 - January 31, 1973
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