African Grassfields Masquerade Leg Rattles, Cameroon, castor bean seed pods, cotton and glass beads, h. 11 3/4 in., w. 13 1/2 in., d. 4 1/2 in. Provenance: Davis Gallery of Ethnographic Art, New Orleans, Oct. 1990; Estate of Curator and Scholar and Advocate of Outsider and Contemporary Art Bill Fagaly, sold to benefit Prospect New Orleans' William A. Fagaly Memorial Fund for Social Impact. Exh.: "The Body Adorned", Davis Gallery, New Orleans, Oct. 1990.; "Roots of American Jazz: African Musical Instruments from New Orleans Collections", New Orleans Museum of Art, Nov. 11 1995-Jan. 7, 1996, cat. No. 59.; "Inside the Congo: An Introduction to the Field Research Archives of Frere Joseph Cornet, Part II", Collins C. Diboll Gallery, Loyola University, New Orleans, Dec. 11, 2006- Feb. 28, 2007. Ill.: Burton, Marda. "Every Nook and Cranny: A Museum at Home ". Veranda Summer 1995: p. 196-201.

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