Standing Female Figure (bateba)

Standing Female Figure (bateba)

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Standing Female Figure (bateba)
CultureLobi peoples
Titles
  • Standing Female Figure (bateba)
Date1900–1940
Possible placeBurkina Faso, Africa
Possible placeCôte D'ivoire
Possible placeGhana
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 2 × 1 3/4 in. (17.8 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1501
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 HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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Standing Male Figure (bateba)
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1850–1970
Wood
91.1505
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1900–1930
Wood
91.1489
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1850–1970
Wood
91.1500
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood
91.1513
Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)
Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)
1930–1970
Wood, ivory, and traces of tukula
91.1477
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1850–1950
Wood
91.1492
Staff Finial of a Female Figure
Staff Finial of a Female Figure
1850–1950
Wood and nails
91.1482
Standing Male Figure, Bateba
Standing Male Figure, Bateba
1900–1930
Wood and sacrificial matter
91.1436
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1850–1950
Wood
91.1497
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood
91.1546
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood
91.1504
Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.723