Artist
Unknown African
CultureMau peoples
Titles
- Animal Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceGuinea, Africa
MediumWood, indigo and ochre pigment
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (15.2 × 39.4 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1511
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
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. 7 (on file).
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Unknown African
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
Unknown African
1900–1950
Cotton cloth, flannel, glass beads, raffia cloth, indigo dye, and cane (?)
97.341
