Male Bust

Male Bust

Public Domain

CulturePende peoples (probably)
Titles
  • Male Bust
Date1900–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensionswhole: 4 1/2 inches high

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1454
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.

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Standing Male Fetish Figure (butti)
Standing Male Fetish Figure (butti)
1900–1950
Wood
91.1456
Figure (biteki)
Figure (biteki)
1900–1950
Wood, traces of kaolin on the face, fiber belt
91.1455
Standing Male Figure
Standing Male Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.722
Standing Male Figure, Bateba
Standing Male Figure, Bateba
1900–1930
Wood and sacrificial matter
91.1436
Comb with Male Head
Comb with Male Head
1900–1930
Wood
91.1443
Standing Male Figure
Standing Male Figure
1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.835
Male Twin Figure
Male Twin Figure
1850–1950
Wood
91.1490
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1900–1930
Wood
91.1489
Standing Male Fetish Figure
Standing Male Fetish Figure
1850–1970
Wood
91.1545
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1850–1970
Wood
91.1500
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1850–1970
Wood
91.1505
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
1850–1970
Wood, strands of glass beads, camwood and indigo
91.1510