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Art
Last Chance—African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: A Legacy of Collecting
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Guro heddle pulley
- When
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July 20, 2009 – Sep 27, 2009
Daily
- Where
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
- Price
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Free with museum admission
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See the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! The collections of African and Oceanic art in the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva, Switzerland represent more than 80 years of collecting and a legacy of connoisseurship. Most of these highlights have never before been displayed in the United States. The selection of African sculptures and masks on view from western, eastern, and central Africa and the rare and spectacular Oceanic objects exemplify the breadth of achievement by artists from across the Pacific.
Image: Heddle Pulley. Côte d’Ivoire; Guro peoples. 19th century. Provenance: Félix Fénéon, Paris, before 1929; Dr. Charles Stéphen-Chauvet, Paris; Morris Pinto, Paris, before 1985; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1985.
