CultureAsante peoples
Titles
- Comb with Hearts, a Cross, and Sankofa Bird
- Comb with Bird and Cross
Date1900–1950
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and traces of kaolin, a white clay
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 1/4 in. (22.2 × 8.9 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1520
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, one from the following: no. 55-64 (on file).
EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
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