Lidded Box, Part of a Set

CultureSwahili peoples
Titles
  • Lidded Box, Part of a Set
Date1898–1902
Possible place , Somalia, Africa
Possible placeKenya, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (9.2 × 13.3 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ronald Robins in memory of Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Handley
Object number86.418.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
African Art
ProvenanceWilliam J. Handley (1918–1979) and Loretta Handley (1937–1983), by at least 1964 [1]; W. Ronald Robins and Mary Robins, Houston, by 1986; given to MFAH, 1986.

[1] Acquired while US Ambasador to Mali, 1961–1964.

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