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Standing Female

Standing Female

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Standing Female
Artist
CultureFante peoples
Titles
  • Standing Female
Date1935–1945
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold paint, and mineral pigment
Dimensions13 3/4 × 5 × 4 1/4 inches (34.9 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.827
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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