Handle

Handle

Public Domain

CultureSenufo peoples
Titles
  • Handle
Date1850–1950
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 × 2 × 2 1/4 in. (28.9 × 5.1 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1495
Not on view

Explore Further

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.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Heddle Pulley with Bird Head
Heddle Pulley with Bird Head
1900–1930
Wood
91.1523
Heddle Pulley with Stylized Bird Head
Heddle Pulley with Stylized Bird Head
1900–1930
Wood
91.1522
Heddle Pulley
Heddle Pulley
unknown
Wood
91.1524
Door Lock
Door Lock
1850–1950
Wood
91.1494
Heddle Pulley in the Form of a Bird
Heddle Pulley in the Form of a Bird
Late 19th or early 20th century
Wood
2021.113
Door Lock
Door Lock
1850–1970
Wood
91.1535
Snuff Tablet
Snuff Tablet
500–800 AD
Wood
2001.1312
Spoon / Pestle
Spoon / Pestle
c. 1900–1950
Wood
2023.96
Headrest
Paolo Boni
Headrest
1934–1967
Wood
86.416
Zoomorphic Door Lock, Konbalabala
Zoomorphic Door Lock, Konbalabala
1900–1915
Wood
71.10.A-.C
front of object
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
Diviner's Tapper, Iroke Ifa
Diviner's Tapper, Iroke Ifa
18th century
Ivory with dark wood inlay
2016.106