Unknown African
Staff

Staff

Public Domain

Artist
CultureNguni
Titles
  • Staff
Date1850–1950
PlaceSouth Africa, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensionswhole: 38 inches high

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1461
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.

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