Male Spirit Spouse, Blolo Bian

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Male Spirit Spouse, Blolo Bian
Date1900–1935
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions16 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3 in. (41.9 × 7.9 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1438
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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980 - February 29, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list no. 32 (on file).

“The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 11, 1989-August 13, 1989.

EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
White circular sticker marked with ink: E / 77.12.13

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