Fertility Figure, Akuaba

CultureAsante peoples
Titles
  • Fertility Figure, Akuaba
  • Fertility Figure, akua-ba
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsWhole: Sculpturewhole: 13 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 3/4 inches

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1441
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History“The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 11, 1989-August 13, 1989.

EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-April 9, 2015 PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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