A FINE BAMANA CHIWARA ANTELOPE, Mali

Galerie Le Corneur et Roudillon, Paris
Chaim and Renee Gross, New York, acquired from the above in the 1960s

Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 1976 (additional venues: Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, November 5, 1976 - January 2, 1977; Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, March 27 - May 1, 1977; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, May 17 - July 17, 1977)

Arnold Rubin, The Sculptor's Eye, Washington, D.C., 1976, p. 20, cat. 13b

Very good condition overall for an object of this fragility and age; old break at first quarter of tail (reglued) with tip of tail missing, as seen on photographs; minor (1mm) loss at one small pierced hole on proper right ear; otherwise flawless (it is remarkable that the extremely long and slender horns and ears are unbroken); exceptionally fine aged blackened patina with red and dark threads attached.
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