Figure with Coat and Hat

CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Figure with Coat and Hat
Date1900–1950
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, cloth, beads
Dimensions12 1/2 × 8 × 4 1/2 inches (31.8 × 20.3 × 11.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.807.A-.C
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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Pair of Figures
1900–1940
Wood, cloth, beads
97.806.A-.F
Twin Figure (ere ibeji) with Garment
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
Twin Figures, Ere Ibeji, with Shared Garment
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1447.A-.C
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji, with Garment
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B
Standing Male Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.722
Standing Female Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.723
Set of Four Standing Male and Female Figures
1900–1950
Wood, beads
97.793.1-.4
Pair of Figures
1895–1905
Wood, metal, beads, shell, and paint
97.1495.1,.2
Comb
1900–1970
Wood, cloth, thread, beads, paint
97.784
Fertility Figure (raogo-biga)
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads
91.1433
Fertility Figure (raogo-biga)
1900–1940
Wood and glass beads
91.1432
Nature Spirit, Asie Usu
1870–1900
Wood, sacrificial matter, cotton cloth, string, and glass beads
91.237