Standing Female Figure

CultureEbrie
Titles
  • Standing Female Figure
Date1900–1930
PlaceIvory Coast, Africa
PlaceCote d'Ivoire, Africa
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, glass beads, and brass tack Whole: Sculpture
DimensionsWhole: Sculpture9 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 2 1/8 inches

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1439
Not on view

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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“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

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