Standing Male Fetish Figure

CultureSongye peoples
Titles
  • Standing Male Fetish Figure
Date1850–1970
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 3 in. (29.8 × 7.9 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1545
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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.88 (on file).

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Fetish Half Figure
1900–1950
Wood
91.1458
Fetish Jar
1900–1910
Earthenware with slip, antlers, rawhide, feathers, shell, turquoise, and encrustation
44.166
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood
91.1546
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood
91.1504
Standing Female Figure
1850–1970
Wood and beads
91.1544
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1900–1930
Wood
91.1489
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1850–1970
Wood
91.1500
Standing Male Figure (bateba)
1850–1970
Wood
91.1505
Standing Male Figure
1900–1980
Gold leaf, wood, and beads
98.722
Jar (Olla) with Deer and Floral Design
1880–1890
Earthenware with slip, antlers, rawhide, shell, turquoise, and feathers
44.165
Standing Male Figure
1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.835