Unknown African
Divination Object (itombwa)

CultureKuba peoples
Titles
  • Divination Object (itombwa)
Date1850–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood and brass studs
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 2 in. (37.5 × 4.4 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1480
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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.
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980 - February 22, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, no. 96 (on file).

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