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  • Standing Female Figure
Date1900–1930
PlaceIvory Coast, Africa
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
PlaceCote 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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Standing Female Figure
Unknown African
1850–1970
Wood and yellow glass beads
91.1514
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
Unknown African
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.415
Set of Four Standing Male and Female Figures
Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood, beads
97.793.1-.4
Overall front
Unknown African
Early 20th century
Wood, glass beads, and brass
2023.145
Standing Female Figure
Unknown African
1850–1970
Wood and beads
91.1544
Fertility Figure, Akuaba
Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads, and string
91.1440
Fertility Figure (raogo-biga)
Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood, glass beads
91.1433
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
Unknown African
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.414
Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji, with Garment
Unknown African
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B
Standing Female Figure
Unknown African
1850–1970
Wood and yellow glass beads
91.1515
Standing Female Figure
Unknown African
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.723
Fertility Figure
Unknown African
1900–1940
Wood, glass beads, and string
91.1508
Unknown African