Crown, Ade

CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Crown, Ade
Date1900–1940
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumGlass and jasper beads, cotton cloth, raffia cloth, cane, and iron
Dimensions29 1/2 × 7 1/4 inches (74.9 × 18.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by an anonymous donor in honor of Anthony and Andrew Cochran
Object number98.240
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view

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Department
African Art
Provenance[Damon Brant Gallery, Inc., New York, c. 1990]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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