Unknown African
Comb with Female Head and Torso

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Artist Unknown African

CultureAnyi (Agni) peoples

Titles

Comb with Female Head and Torso

Date1900–1930

PlaceCote d'Ivoire, Africa

PlaceIvory Coast

PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 in. (24.8 × 6.4 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection

Object number91.1442

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Department

African Art

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

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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