Unknown African
Seed Pod Fortune Counter

CultureBeti
Titles
  • Seed Pod Fortune Counter
Date1850–1950
PlaceCameroon, Africa
MediumSeed pod (?)
Dimensionswhole: 1 1/2 inches in length

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1470
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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