Standing Female Figure

Standing Female Figure

Public Domain

CultureSenufo peoples
Titles
  • Standing Female Figure
Date1850–1970
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (15.9 × 6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1513
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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. 16 (on file).

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