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CulturePende peoples (probably)
Titles
  • Head Pendant
Date1850–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumIvory
Dimensionswhole: 1 5/8 inches in height

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1460
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.

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