Artist
Unknown African
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
- Figure of an elephant
Date1850–1860
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGold
Dimensions4 × 2 3/4 inches (10.2 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.803
Non exposé
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston";
State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, - September 19, 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 2011 - 7 January 2012
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Unknown African
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1395
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1885–1895
Wood and gold leaf
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