Saturday, September 01, 2012

Minneapolis Institute : African


Mali, 1200-1400 AD



It turns out that the Minneapolis Institute of Art has quite a good collection of non-European art.


Nok, Nigeria, 500 BC




Bamana, Mali, 20th C.




Djenne, Mali, c. 1450

The date of this sub-Saharan wood carving is rather hard to believe -- but apparently it has been confirmed with tests.





I neglected to shoot the label - which is quite a shame, because I love this goofy piece with the torpedo breasts.

(update: I just found it online ,
it's a Satimbe mask from Dogon, 20th C. )




Asante, Ghana, comb, 20th C.




Yoruba, Nigeria, Diviner's staff, 20th C.




Ding, Congo, 19th C.




Bambana or Dogon, Mali, 20th C.




Kusu, Congo, 19th C.



Overall, I think the curators/collectors involved had a sharper eye than their colleagues in Chicago.

But for some reason they believe that world art should be displayed in a much dimmer light than that which shines on the European pieces shown on the second floor.







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