Portable Altar (asen)

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Portable Altar (asen)
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CultureFon peoples
Titles
  • Portable Altar (asen)
Date1850–1970
PlaceAfrica
MediumIron and brass
DimensionsOverall: 26 × 6 1/2 in. (66 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1503
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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. 39 (on file).

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