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Mask, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Côte d'Ivoire. We peoples. Wood, hair; H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm). Musée Dapper, Paris
Portrait Mask, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Côte d'Ivoire. Baule or Guro peoples. Wood; H. 16 3/8 x W. 6 1/2 x D. 4 1/2 in. (H. 41.6 x W. 16.5 x D. 11.4 cm). Juan and Anna Marie Hamilton
This work was eventually purchased by New York–based dealer Alfred Stieglitz.
Mask for a forest spirit, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Côte d'Ivoire. Bete or We peoples. Wood; H. 14 3/4 x W. 7 1/4 x D. 6 3/4 in. (H. 37.5 x W. 18.4 x D. 17.2 cm). Juan and Anna Marie Hamilton
Figure from a Reliquary Ensemble: Seated Male Holding Vessel, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Gabon. Fang peoples. Wood, brass or copper; 20 1/16 x 22 13/16 in. (51 x 58 cm). Collection Pierre Amrouche
Left: Spoon, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Côte d'Ivoire. Baule or We or Dan artist. Wood; H. 9 5/8 x W. 1 13/16 x D. 2 3/16 in. (H. 24.5 x W. 4.6 x D. 5.6 cm). Juan and Anna Marie Hamilton. Right: Spoon, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Gabon. Eshira, Lumbo, or Punu peoples. Wood; H. 7 3/8 x W. 2 1/16 x D. 1 7/8 in. (H. 18.7 x W. 5.2 x D. 4.8 cm). Juan and Anna Marie Hamilton
These objects were eventually purchased by New York–based dealer Alfred Stieglitz.
Element from a Reliquary Ensemble, 19th–early 20th century (before 1914). Republic of Congo. Kota peoples, Ndassa group. Wood, copper, brass and pigments; H. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm). Musée Dapper, Paris
This work was later sold by New York–based dealers Alfred Stieglitz and Marius de Zayas. It was then probably acquired by Eugene and Agnes Meyer.
Door. Wood; 45 1/2 x 34 1/4 in. (115.57 x 87 cm). National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
This work was later sold by New York–based dealer Marius de Zayas. It was eventually acquired by Eugene and Agnes Meyer.
Figure from a Reliquary Ensemble: Seated Male, 19th century (before 1916). Equatorial Guinea or Gabon. Fang peoples, Ntumu group. Wood, oil; H. 23 1/8 in. (58.7 cm). National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Gift of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Short-necked Lute (Sarinda or Saroz). India, south. Bengal, India. Wood; H. 24 3/16 x W. 7 x D. 5 in. (H. 61.47 x W. 17.78 x D. 12.7 cm). Lute: The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (1668.143956); Photograph: Charles Sheeler, 1918, Gelatin silver print, plate XI from the album African Negro Wood Scupture. Archives de Zayas, Seville
This work was later sold by New York–based dealer Marius de Zayas. It was eventually acquired by John Quinn.
Figure: Female. Guinea. Baga peoples. Wood; H. 18 11/16 x W. 5 3/8 x D. 4 15/16 in. (H. 47.5 x W. 13.6 x D. 12.5 cm). Figure: University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia (AF 5374); Photograph: Charles Sheeler, 1919, Gelatin silver print, plate XIII of the John Quinn Album of African Art. The Lane Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (L-R 2689.2001)
Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble: Head, 19th–early 20th century (before 1923). Gabon. Fang peoples. Wood; H.: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm). France, Troyes, Museum of Modern Art, National collections of Pierre and Denise Lévy
Paul Guillaume (1891–1934) was the source of most of the African works exhibited and sold in New York until the 1920s. He was the major lender to the pioneering 1914 exhibition presented at Alfred Stieglitz's gallery 291, as well as those organized at Marius de Zayas's Modern Gallery. From 1922 to 1926 he served as a collection advisor to Dr. Alfred Barnes in Merion, Pennsylvania. He played a central role in fostering new directions in art and developing the African-art canon.