Unknown African
Figure with Coat and Hat

Figure with Coat and Hat

Public Domain

Artist
CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Figure with Coat and Hat
Date1900–1950
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, cloth, beads
Dimensions12 1/2 × 8 × 4 1/2 inches (31.8 × 20.3 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.807.A-.C
Not 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.

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