Artist
Unknown African
CultureAsante (Asanti) peoples
Titles
- Fertility Figure, Akuaba
- Fertility Figure, akua-ba
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsWhole: Sculpturewhole: 13 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 3/4 inches
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1441
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
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-April 9, 2015 PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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Unknown African
1900–1935
Wood, brass tacks, tin, and nails
64.23
