Unknown African
Nature Spirit, Asie Usu

Nature Spirit, Asie Usu

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Nature Spirit, Asie Usu
Artist
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Nature Spirit, Asie Usu
Date1870–1900
PlaceCote d'Ivoire
PlaceIvory Coast
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, sacrificial matter, cotton cloth, string, and glass beads
Dimensions16 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 inches (41.9 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number91.237
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenancePurchased in Côte d'Ivoire by [Davis Gallery, New Orleans, 1989]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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