Unknown African
Pair of Figures

Pair of Figures

Public Domain

Artist
CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Figures
Date1900–1940
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, cloth, beads
Dimensions13 × 10 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (33 × 26.7 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.806.A-.F
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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