CultureKuba peoples
Titles
- Lidded Box for Tukula (a fragrant red camwood powder)
Date1900–1925
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood and traces of tukula
Dimensions3 × 14 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1450.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980 - February 22, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, no. 97 (on file).
“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.
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1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
early 20th century
Wood, lacquer, gold powder, mother-of-pearl, wool, mica, steel, brass, silver, bone, feather, paper, ink, gilt, silvered and brocaded paper, silk wrapping cloths
2012.416.1-.11