Unknown African
Heddle Pulley with Stylized Bird Head

Heddle Pulley with Stylized Bird Head

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Heddle Pulley with Stylized Bird Head
Artist
CultureSenufo peoples
Titles
  • Heddle Pulley with Stylized Bird Head
Date1900–1930
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions5 1/4 inches in hieght

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1522
Not 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, either no. 18 or 17 (on file).

EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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