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Portable Altar (asen)

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Portable Altar (asen)
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Artist
CultureFon peoples
Titles
  • Portable Altar (asen)
Date1850–1970
PlaceAfrica
MediumIron and brass
DimensionsOverall: 26 × 6 1/2 × 6 in. (66 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1503
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
202M Sterling Galleries
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.
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).
Published References Castaneda, Chris. "Rice Museum offers tribal art," The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), vol. 68, no. 21, ed. 1, Thursday, January 29, 1981. Page 11.

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