Unknown African
Gong Striker with Snake and Bush Cow Head

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Artist Unknown African

CultureBaule peoples

Titles

Gong Striker with Snake and Bush Cow Head

Date1870–1900

PlaceIvory Coast, Africa

PlaceCote d'Ivoire, Africa

PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa

MediumWood

Dimensions9 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 2 1/2 inches

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection

Object number91.1444

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African Art

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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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White paint: 731125

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