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Show African, Oceanic, LEFT &NewWorldArt I n order to acquamt audiences with non-Western European-based cultures, the Museum has acqmred objects that build upon generous donations of matenal from Afnca, the Amencas, Oceama, and other cultures. The strength of the Afr1ean collection hes m its wealth of masks, illustratmg not only numerous cultures but also var10us types of masks witlun each culture. With two thousand works from vanous Z aman cultures as its core, objects from other African cultures have been acqmred, resultmg m one of the finest collect10ns of its kmd m the country M~or holdmgs from vanous Amencan and Oceamc cultures also ennch the collection, such as N avajo weavmgs, Pueblo pottery and Northwest Coast objects such as the Raven Mask from the Kwakmtl culture ofBntish Columbia. The pre-Columbian collection features three strikmg M ayan figures from the island ofJ ama. Southwest Pacific, New Ireland Malanggan Frieze Wood and pigment 13 l/2 X 81 1/4 111. Ulfert Wilke Collection, purchased with funds from Fnends of the Art Museum Museum # 1982.001.007 LOWER LEFT Southwest Pacific, New Ireland Tatanua Mask Wood, fiber, prickly fnnt, lune, earth , pigment Height 17 5/s 111. Ulfert Wilke Collect10n , purchased with funds from the Fncnds of the Art Museum Museum# 1983.001.009 BELOW Zaire, Komo culture NsembuMask Wood with red and white polychromy 13 1/4111 . T he Owen D Mort, Jr. Collect1011 of Afncan Art assisted by the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation Museum # 1985.052.708 LEFT Nigeria, Nok ca. A.D. 100-200) Male Head Terracotta, Height 111/4 111. Purchased with funds from. the Marnner S. Eccles Foundation for the M arnner S. Eccles Collecti on of Masterworks Museum# 1995.024.001 LEFT Guatemala, Mayan, Central Peten-Tikal/U axactun region ca. A.D. 500-800) Pair if Urns Buff clay with dark red on light red, black and traces of white polychromy Height 14 I/2 111. Purchased with funds from the Marnner S. Eccles Foundation for the M arnner S. Eccles Collection of Masterworks Museum # 1987.057.001 (illustrated), 002 O WEN T D M O R T , JR he collecting passion and public spiritedness if Owen D Mort,Jr, have serendipitously led the Utah Museum ef Fine Arts to be recognized as the home ef one ef the finest African collections in the 26 country In 1985, with the assistance ef the Geo,ge S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, 1600 pieces ef Mr Mort's collection came to the Museum. In addition, since 1987, Mr Mort has made additional significant gifts from his remain- U T AH J\!I USEU .\1 OF Fl .\ ' !: ART S ing assemblage efAfrican, Ghandaran, andJapanese objects. Among the highlights ef Mr Mort's gifts is a Nsembu Mask, ef the Komo (Kumu) peoples, from the Democratic Republic ef the Congo (Zaire) The mask provides important insight into the spiritual practices ef the Komo people. The extensive research and field notes that accompany the objects make the Mort Collection one ef the most valuable resources ef its kind anywhere for the study ef central African culture. |
