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Staff Finial of a Female Figure

Staff Finial of a Female Figure

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Staff Finial of a Female Figure
Artist
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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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.
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).
Published References Castaneda, Chris. "Rice Museum offers tribal art," The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), vol. 68, no. 21, ed. 1, Thursday, January 29, 1981. Page 11.

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