Comb with Male Head

CultureAkye (Attie)
Titles
  • Comb with Male Head
Date1900–1930
PlaceIvory Coast, Africa
PlaceCote d'Ivoire, Africa
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions6 × 1 3/4 × 7/8 inches
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1443
Not on view

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Department
African Art
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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1900–1970
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1930–1960
Wood
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1900–1970
Wood and gold leaf
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no date
Wood and gold leaf
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