Unknown African
Divination Implement, katatora, with Human Head

Divination Implement, katatora, with Human Head

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Divination Implement, katatora, with Human Head
Artist
CultureLuba peoples
Titles
  • Divination Implement, katatora, with Human Head
Date1900–1935
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensionswhole: 5 3/4 inches high

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1474
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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