CultureKirdi peoples, Namji group
Titles
- Pair of Figures
Date1895–1905
PlaceNigeria / Cameroon, Africa
MediumWood, metal, beads, shell, and paint
Dimensions.1: 30 1/16 × 5 × 1/2 in. (76.4 × 12.7 × 1.3 cm)
.2: 30 1/16 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 in. (76.4 × 11.7 × 1.6 cm)
.2: 30 1/16 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 in. (76.4 × 11.7 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1495.1,.2
Non exposé
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1997, 97.1495.1
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1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B
