Standing Male Fetish Figure (butti)

CultureTeke peoples
Titles
  • Standing Male Fetish Figure (butti)
Date1900–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (26.4 × 4.4 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1456
Non exposé

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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"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. 87 (on file).

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Wood
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Wood
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1850–1970
Wood
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1900–1950
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