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Description : A wooden mask covered with copper plates. The top of the head is flat, the brow line is heavy and pronounced. The nose is thick and rectangular shaped and does not continue to the brow line. The mouth is closed and horizontal. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Walwa. Late 19th century. 11 1/2h. Condition: Very good. Significant wear indicating great use. Provenance: Private Midwest CollectorCatalog Notes: The Walwa mask was previously owned by Jay Last, a quiet, unassuming man who lives in a modest home in what is now Beverly Hills. Last, who received his PhD in Physics from MIT in 1956, was one of 8 founders of Silicon Valley, and made his money in the emerging market in computer chips. Recruited by William Shockley, who won the 1956 Nobel Prize for his role in the invention of the transistor. A prolific collector of African art, Last is regarded as one of the foremost experts in the art of the Lega from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last has been a major supporter of the Fowler Museum of Art on the UCLA campus and the Huntington Library in San Marino California, which houses his extensive lithography collection. Jay Last is a genius that values philanthropy as much as what he has accomplished in his professional life. When I look at the Walwa, I strive to understand what Jay sees and feels in this tough and powerful work of art.
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