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formeitisadialoguewiththeartisteventhoughIhavenotmethimpersonally...indeeditremindsmeofmytalkswithBrancusiwhomIhadmetthroughTristanTsara.IfyoueverhadtheopportunitytovisitDr.MuensterbergersapartmentinNewYorkasIdidonmanyoccasionyoumayagreetheonepiecethatundoubtedlygrabbedyourattentionwastheBeneLuluaHelmetMask.MuensterbergersaidIsawthismaskatMertonSimpsonsgalleryaround1965.IwalkedintookonelookatthemaskandknewIwantedit.ItoldSimpsonIlltakeit.HowmuchisitNotaverycommercialapproach...Thisspontaneousandvigorousapproachtocollectingandlifeissomethingveryspecial.AlthoughhewillbemissedMuensterbergerslegacywillliveonthroughhispublicationsinspiringandguidingthenewgenerationsforyearstocome..1913-2011IMAGeSRightoppositeGuardianPost.Ethiopia.AboveHelmetMask.BeneLuluaDRCongo.ExMertonSimpsonNYCenterRightFiguralDrumfinialorarchitecturalelement.MbembesouthernNigeria.ExHenriKamerNYFarRightFangHead.ValleyofNtemSouthCameroon.LouisPerroisnamedthecryoftheancestorLecridelanctre.PublishedbyPerroisinArtsdAfriqueNoire113Spring2000.