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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Gela
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art

Gela

CultureBassa
Date20th Century
MediumWood, nails
Credit LineGift of Charles S. Ackerman and Joanne McGill-Ackerman
Dimensions8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (21.6 x 14 x 9.5 cm)
Object number2017.032.034
ProvenanceEx coll. Charles Ackerman (1933-2017), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, November 29, 2004.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art
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Mask
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Mask
20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Mask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Figure
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Helmet Mask for Sande Society
late 19th-20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Mask
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Poro Society mask
20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Figure
mid 20th century
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Male Twin Memorial Figure (Ere Ibeji)
early 20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
Beaded Bowl Figure
late 19th-early 20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Mask (Nwamba)
mid 20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Shango Wand (Oshe Shango)