Unknown African
Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)

Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)

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Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)
Artist
CultureBembe peoples
Titles
  • Female Ancestor Figure (mukuyu, nkisi, or teki)
Date1930–1970
PlaceRepublic of the Congo
MediumWood, ivory, and traces of tukula
Dimensionswhole: 6 3/4 inches high

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1477
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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