Unknown African
Male Twin Figure

Male Twin Figure

Public Domain

Artist
CultureYoruba peoples, Egbado group
Titles
  • Male Twin Figure
Date1850–1950
Place , Nigeria, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 4 × 2 1/2 in. (20.3 × 10.2 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1490
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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