Artist
Unknown African
CultureAsante (Asanti) peoples
Titles
- Comb with Knife (?) and Key
Date1930–1960
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 1/4 in. (26 × 9.2 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1519
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, one from the following: no. 55-64 (on file).
EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood and traces of kaolin, a white clay
91.1520
