Standing Female Figure

Standing Female Figure

Public Domain

CultureEwe peoples
Titles
  • Standing Female Figure
Date1850–1970
PlaceTogo, Africa
MediumWood and yellow glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 3 × 2 1/8 in. (17.1 × 7.6 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1514
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, either no. 66 or 65 (on file).

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