Artist
Unknown African
CultureBamana peoples
Titles
- Staff Finial of a Female Figure
Date1850–1950
PlaceMali
MediumWood and nails
DimensionsHeight: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1482
Not on view
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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. 4 (on file).
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