Stool with Antelope Head

CultureLobi peoples
Titles
  • Stool with Antelope Head
Date1925–1975
Possible placeIvory Coast
Possible placeGhana
Possible placeBurkina Faso
MediumWood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 × 27 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (20.6 × 70.5 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1530
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, no. 12 (on file).

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