Mussy Duck

Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East
© Koushna Navabi
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Mussy Duck

Edition: 6/100

2016
Jewelry and Adornments
Sterling silver with various coatings (gold plated, oxidized silver, powder coated)
1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 3.3 cm), 27g
Purchased with funds provided by Homeira Goldstein (M.2017.246.1-.5)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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These rings by Koushna Navabi are small yet detailed busts of Mohammad Mossadeq, Iran’s prime minister from 1951 to 1953. In 1952 Mossadeq, a staunch nationalist, ended the British oil concession in Iran, which triggered a confrontation that would lead to his overthrow the following year by a British-and-American-led coup. In contrast with large-scale public monuments, Navabi’s rings function as a personal and portable form of adoration.
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Bibliography

  • Komaroff, Linda. In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2018.