Divination Object (itombwa)

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CultureKuba peoples

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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

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

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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