Artist
Unknown African
CultureLuba peoples
Titles
- Ceremonial Axe with Human Head
Date1840–1899
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MediumWood, iron, and brass tacks
DimensionsOverall: 17 × 1 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (43.2 × 4.1 × 14 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1451
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980 - February 29, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, possibly no. 89 (on file).
“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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Unknown African
1890–1950
Wood, cowrie shells, fur, hair, nails, brass tacks
73.91
Unknown African
1900–1940
Wood, silver, copper, iron, cotton cloth, glass beads, and paint
91.1452
Unknown African
1880–1930
Iron, wood, and brass tacks
Tacks in handle: Brass
90.503
Unknown African
1875–1925
Ivory, iron, glass beads, brass bells, cotton cloth, wood, and cane
91.1551
Unknown African
1900–1935
Wood, brass tacks, tin, and nails
64.23
Unknown North American
c. 1790–1880
Wood, iron, and brass tacks
2022.56.A,.B
