CultureBaule peoples
Titles
- Nature Spirit, Asie Usu
Date1870–1900
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
PlaceIvory Coast
PlaceCote d'Ivoire
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
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Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
late 19th-early 20th century
Gilt embroidery and application on maroon cotton velvet, gilt fringes
2023.18
c. 1225–1250
Gilt copper and champlevé enamel
70.38
