Snuff Mortar (Tesa Ya Ma Kanya)
late 1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Snuff Mortar (Tesa Ya Ma Kanya), late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo, Chokwe carver. Wood, upholstery studs, cloth, and metal; overall: 22.5 x 8.4 x 13.8 cm (8 7/8 x 3 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1978.28
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Tool
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, upholstery studs, cloth, and metal
- Medium
- wood, upholstery, studs, cloth, metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.5 x 8.4 x 13.8 cm (8 7/8 x 3 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1978.28
- Credit Line
- Gift of Katherine C. White
- Exhibitions
- Water Color, The May Shows of the Past, Year in Review: 1978, Chokwe! Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples, CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 242, repr.<br>CMA 1979: "Year in Review 1978," CMA Bulletin LXVI (Jan., 1979), p. 42, no. 25.<br>Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama (November 1, 1998-January 3,1999), Baltimore Museum of Art (June 13-September 5, 1999), The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (October 24, 1999-January 16, 2000)."Chokwe! Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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