Unknown African
Handle

Handle

Public Domain

Artist
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

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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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