French Policeman's Hat Effigy

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • French Policeman's Hat Effigy
Dateno date
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 × 7 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (13 × 18.4 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.910
Non exposé

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Provenance(Sotheyb's NY, May 18, 1992, Lot #9);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1997, 97.910
Exhibition History"Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500–Present," Detroit Institute of Arts, April 11–August 8, 2010; Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, September 25, 2010–January 9, 2011.

"African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,"
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 13–September 19, 2004; Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, July 26–November 2, 2008; Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 17, 2011–January 7, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label inside of hat: "Africa / ALP-413" Blue label inside of hat: "Sotheby's / 9 / Founded 1744"

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