Artist
Unknown African
CultureFon peoples
Titles
- Portable Altar (asen)
Date1850–1970
PlaceAfrica
MediumIron and brass
DimensionsOverall: 26 × 6 1/2 in. (66 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1503
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. 39 (on file).
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