Lidded Box, Part of a Set

Lidded Box, Part of a Set

Public Domain

CultureSwahili peoples
Titles
  • Lidded Box, Part of a Set
Date1898–1902
Possible placeKenya, Africa
Possible place , Somalia, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 × 8 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (11.1 × 21 × 7.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ronald Robins in memory of Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Handley
Object number86.420.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
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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