Pair of Figures

CultureKirdi peoples, Namji group
Titles
  • Pair of Figures
Date1895–1905
PlaceNigeria / Cameroon, Africa
MediumWood, metal, beads, shell, and paint
Dimensions.1: 30 1/16 × 5 × 1/2 in. (76.4 × 12.7 × 1.3 cm)
.2: 30 1/16 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 in. (76.4 × 11.7 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1495.1,.2
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's NY, November 20, 1991, Lot #29);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1997, 97.1495.1
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1900–1950
Wood, beads
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1875–1925
Wood, metal, paint
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1900–1930
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early 20th century
Wood, beads, and string
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1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
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1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
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1900–1940
Wood, glass beads, and string
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1900–1970
Wood, cloth, thread, beads, paint
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