Artist
Unknown African
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
- Helmet
Date1850–1900
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (31.4 × 21.6 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.909
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
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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Unknown African
1900–1950
Leather, gourd, iron, wood, gold leaf, cast gold, and repoussé sheet gold
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