Pongo

Pongo

early 1900s
Culture
Mbuti
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object
bark cloth
Medium
Bark cloth and paint
Accession Number
2014.302
Credit Line
Gift of Robert T. Coffland in Honor of Alice Dodge Wallace and Alice Zrebiec

Mbuti artist, Pongo, early 1900s. Bark cloth and paint; 23 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Robert T. Coffland in Honor of Alice Dodge Wallace and Alice Zrebiec, 2014.302

Dimensions
height: 23 3/4 in, 60.3250 cm; width: 8 1/2 in, 21.5900 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
Known Provenance
Collected in central Africa in the 1930s; Purchased 1980s by Rob Coffland from a Belgian dealer; gifted 2014 to the Denver Art Museum