From the library of Katherine White

From the library of Katherine White

Bookplates | White, Katherine, 1929-1980 | Masks--Congo (Democratic Republic)

Nameplates | Masks (costume)

States: "From the library of Katherine White"; depicts an African mask (Congolese/Luba mask). Personal bookplate of Katherine White (1929-1980), an important collector whose gifts established the Seattle Art Museum's African art collection. Learn more about her, and the bookplate, here: http://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org/2013/08/acknowledging-the-katherine-white-library/. Learn more about the mask depicted here: The image depicted on the bookplate is very similar to a Congolese/Luba Mask (Kifwebe) given by White to the Seattle Art Museum shortly after her death: http://www1.seattleartmuseum.org/eMuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=81.17.869&quicksearch=81.17.869&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1

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[before 1980]

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