Door Lock

CultureBamana peoples
Titles
  • Door Lock
Date1850–1950
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 17 7/8 × 4 × 3 in. (45.4 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1494
Not on view

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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.

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